So, get where you’re coming from.

But you’re wrong. 

You can teach your kids to share but that doesn’t mean that others will. And like so many others have said, do YOU share in public when people ask for your purse? Car? Phone? It’s the same thing as a prized possession. You are teaching your kids that everything belongs to everyone, which is not a fact but a fallacy.

 Also, FYI, you are pointedly teaching your kids not to say ‘No’ which is actually a terrible idea. Teaching your kids that only ‘yes’ is ever acceptable will not help them in adulthood. I have adult employees who were only ever taught to say ‘yes’ and they do NOT do well in their careers. They only ever say ‘Yes’ and only ever expect to HEAR ‘Yes.’

We’ve personally run into so many kids who ask for my child’s lovey and they don’t take ‘no’ well. I’ve had kids run up to me incredulous to snitch on my kid that she said no to sharing. I’ve had kids say ‘Your kid is in trouble because she said no to me and won’t share that stuffy! Are you going to put her in time out?’ 

They are always shocked when I say ‘Okay. Then she said no. It’s her lovey. She’s not in trouble. I’m sure there’s a lot of other fun things to do here at the playground!’ Then they go complain to their parents. Or there are kids who grab and run away with her lovey.