Children find it hard to let go of a toybecause they are not sure they will ever see it again. Deep in his soul, Jason feels his turtle hasdisappeared from the universe. But somewhere between the ages of three andfive, Jason will have had many more opportunities to share, and he'll beginto understand that the turtle is just at Max's house. Children like to play with children who share, and if a child is agood lender, she'll find that others will share with her. In Praise of Good Sportsmanship Good sports are not born, they are created.
Children like to be King of thecheckerboard, or whatever game they are playing.
It helps to make losing less painful. Sometimes it's not necessary to have any losers at all. Let your children see you being gracious whether you lose or win. At the beginning, you have tolet them win, so they don't get too discouraged. You might try, 'I know it's hard to lose and you feel badabout it, but maybe next time you'll win.