What To Do About The Chronic Toy Taker

[jenboo]

https://www.janetlansbury.com/2011/0...ler-toy-taker/

https://www.janetlansbury.com/2014/06/toddler-toy-battles-interventions-that-work-podcast/

These might help. It is definitely directed at age 0-2 so this would be developmenally appropriate for your dcg. Good luck!

LOVE Janet Lansbury!!

My 19 yr old granddaughter is like this. She's out for the reaction from the child. She loves to take 23 mo old DCG's lovey and runs away with it when DCG screams. I know she wants the reaction because once she took something from 14 mo old DCB and when he didn't react she shook it in his face, then danced away, turned to shake it, danced back again, put it in his lap, grabbed it and ran away again, then finally put it down because he just looked at her like she was crazy.

Maybe your little one is just looking for a big reaction?

I already follow janet and have read/listened to these. It's what I've been doing. It hasn't helped though.

Not all the kids give a big reaction. Soma do not care when dcg snatches from them. Dcg still continues to do it. Im stumped and just can't figure out why she does it.

I'll continue doing what I'm doing, but it's been 5 months with zero improvement.... even when i stop her from taking the toys.

[childcaremom]

These are the things i have been saying. None of the other kids talk yet though. Well one says hi abs bye but that's it ::

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I only have one that is a 'talker'. My toy taker. She just turned 2. The rest are still non-talkers but I feel like it empowers them to 'hear' the words still. And they all understand.

Also, the toy taker understands so when I say it, she will (usually) stop and redirect herself.

And eventually they catch on so while you may not see the benefits, it will sink in with them eventually.

[Gemma]

I'll try that phrase. I only care for children up to two years so i won't have her much longer.
I know it's normal but it totally ruins everyone's day and mood.

You're not alone, believe me ....it gets to me too:hug:
What if you change the age of your group and try older kids?

[jenboo]

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I only have one that is a 'talker'. My toy taker. She just turned 2. The rest are still non-talkers but I feel like it empowers them to 'hear' the words still. And they all understand.

Also, the toy taker understands so when I say it, she will (usually) stop and redirect herself.

And eventually they catch on so while you may not see the benefits, it will sink in with them eventually.

Oh we still go through the motions every time. She does understand... she just still does it about every minute.

[jenboo]

You're not alone, believe me ....it gets to me too:hug:
What if you change the age of your group and try older kids?

I've done all different ages before. My niche is the 0-2 crowd. I'm not sure terming all my younger kids and adding older ones will really help since we will only be here for less than 4 more months.

I know this is age appropriate. Ive just never had a child who never caught on or who was so focused on it. She will literally run across the room if someone picks up a toy and snatch it from them. My other toddlers take toys from others maybe two to three times a day... not 100+ times.

[debbiedoeszip]

I've done all different ages before. My niche is the 0-2 crowd. I'm not sure terming all my younger kids and adding older ones will really help since we will only be here for less than 4 more months.

I know this is age appropriate. Ive just never had a child who never caught on or who was so focused on it. She will literally run across the room if someone picks up a toy and snatch it from them. My other toddlers take toys from others maybe two to three times a day... not 100+ times.

My daycare toy taker sounds similar. It's like he has a constant case of the Joneses. He doesn't want something until someone else has it. Like their interest in a toy increases it's value, or something. It's pretty much constant.

I only have two others besides him. One is a 13 month old, who doesn't seem to care if he takes his toy. The other is a dcg about the same age, and she can hold her own. She shrieks and holds on and he lets go. I don't let him upset her too often but I do like to see her standing up for herself occasionally. Most times I want to high five her LOL.

[jenboo]

My daycare toy taker sounds similar. It's like he has a constant case of the Joneses. He doesn't want something until someone else has it. Like their interest in a toy increases it's value, or something. It's pretty much constant.

I only have two others besides him. One is a 13 month old, who doesn't seem to care if he takes his toy. The other is a dcg about the same age, and she can hold her own. She shrieks and holds on and he lets go. I don't let him upset her too often but I do like to see her standing up for herself occasionally. Most times I want to high five her LOL.

That's how ds is when she takes a toy from him but it doesn't phase her at all. He stands His ground pretty well for being 6 months younger than dcg.