As her brother has been more and more mobile,  my daughter (Eva) has become increasingly concerned about her stuff. She spends a good amount of time moving her things out of her brother’s path, and putting small items (or what she deems to be small items) up on shelves and tables, “so he doesn’t eat them.”

Eva’s always been very specific about where she keeps her belongings and exactly how they should be organized…but having her brother (whom we lovingly refer to as The Wrecking Ball) around has driven those tendencies to new heights.

Case in point: the other day, as I was changing my son’s (poopy) diaper, I noticed something bright pink and shiny…um…mixed in. I did a huge double-take, and then discovered that he’d apparently found a sequin on the floor at some point. (Yummy.) I laughed out loud, which caught Eva’s attention, and she came running into the room to find out what was so funny. When I told her about the sequin, she giggled, but then got very concerned about why I wasn’t digging it out of his diaper.

She wanted to keep it. Because it was, after all, hers.

I think this may become a problem.

How do I explain to a three year old that there are certain material possessions you REALLY need to let go of?

Posted by Shannon, a Dot-arilla Blogger

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