«Mine!», turns on the swing, equal or fair. How children's sense of fairness and generosity forms — and why forcing them to share does not work.
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A nine-year-old shouts “not fair! he’s allowed everything!” when her brother stays out late. Equality or fairness, when she is right, three forks, their cost.
A four-year-old knocks over his sister’s tower and won’t say sorry in front of the guests. Whether to force an apology, three forks, what research says.
A birthday party, a five-year-old reporting every five minutes: “Petya took two cakes”. Why children tattle, three forks and their cost, what research says.
A sandpit, a three-year-old hugging his bucket: “mine!”, another mother watching. Whether to make him share, three forks and their cost, what research says.
When empathy appears in children and how to grow it: games for ages 3–5, 6–8 and 9–12, the mistakes adults make, and why sensitivity is not compliance.
