Share Bear
Parent and child practice sharing using stuffed animals or siblings. The agent coaches the parent to observe the child's willingness to share, understanding of fairness, and emotional response to giving and receiving.
Opens a guided voice session in TogetherTime.
What you'll need
4-6 small shareable items (crackers, blocks, stickers). A stuffed animal as a 'sharing partner.' Sit together at a table or on the floor.
How it works
- 1~25s
Give your child all the items. Then say 'Bear is hungry/wants to play! Can you give Bear one?' Watch — does your child willingly give one to Bear? Does they hesitate? Does they choose the smallest one to give away? Tell me how the giving goes.
Watch for: Child willingly gives an item to the stuffed animal, showing emerging sharing behaviour.
- 2~25s
Now let's try fair sharing. Give your child four items and say 'Can you share so you and Bear have the same? Make it fair!' Does your child give two to Bear and keep two? Or does they give one and keep three? This tells us about the concept of fairness.
Watch for: Child distributes items equally between self and the sharing partner.
- 3~20s
Last question for your child. Ask: 'How does Bear feel when you share? How do YOU feel when you share?' We want to see if your child connects sharing with positive emotions — for both the giver and receiver.
Watch for: Child demonstrates understanding that sharing creates positive feelings for both parties.