tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post873335445974762635..comments2024-01-26T02:50:31.892+01:00Comments on Turning Dutch: NoGuPoMo: Not Every Culture Forces their Kids to ShareAmanda van Mulligenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17328016562973171711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798372697599428727.post-72845155397914855462013-12-01T19:36:18.281+01:002013-12-01T19:36:18.281+01:00I much prefer the Kenyan policy and I've found...I much prefer the Kenyan policy and I've found parents in Singapore and Australia (the ones I've met) employ the same policy - so it's obviously not just Kenyan!<br /><br />The line usually is, "Little kids have short attention spans anyway - give it to him for a moment and you'll have it back in thirty seconds when he tires of it," or "You're the older one - you can wait, he can't." <br /><br />Of course, it's not hard and fast. There've been a couple of situations where an adult will try to distract the younger one with a different toy, but generally speaking it's been the responsibility of the older one to share.<br /><br /><br /><br />Bronwyn Joyhttp://journeysoftheabulist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com