{"h1":"An Everyday Therapy activity for social sharing","faq":[{"a":"Not at all. Between 12 and 36 months, children are only beginning to understand that others have wants too, so true sharing is just emerging. Short, joyful turn-taking games give gentle practice — celebrate any small offer rather than expecting full sharing yet.","q":"My toddler won't share at all — is something wrong?"},{"a":"A few short bursts a day — even two to three minutes each — works far better than one long session. Keep it light and playful, end on a happy note, and let your delight be the reward.","q":"How often should I do the turn-taking game?"},{"a":"Forcing sharing can make it feel like loss. Instead, model giving and receiving yourself, name the happy feeling when they offer, and use returnable items like a ball so giving always brings the toy back.","q":"Should I make my child share their toys with others?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"what-is-one-everyday-therapy-activity-to-help-my-child-with-social-sharing","title":"Everyday Therapy activity for social sharing in toddlers","entity":{"key":"social-sharing","kind":"skill","name":"social sharing","slug":"social-sharing"},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent / Family","value":"parent"},{"kind":"age","label":"Toddler","value":"toddler"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Social","value":"social"},{"kind":"intent","label":"Home Support","value":"home_support"},{"kind":"lifecycle","label":"Act","value":"act"},{"kind":"route","label":"Book-Assessment","value":"book-assessment"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Family Empowerment","value":"family_empowerment"},{"kind":"ability","label":"Social","value":"social"},{"kind":"assessment","label":"Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up","value":"mchatrf"},{"kind":"language","label":"English","value":"en"},{"kind":"sdg","label":"SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being","value":"3"},{"kind":"skill","label":"social sharing","value":"social-sharing"},{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Caregiver","value":"caregiver"},{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Therapist / Clinician","value":"therapist"}],"parent":{"key":"skills","label":"Skills"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"what-is-one-everyday-therapy-activity-to-help-my-child-with-socialization","title":"What is one Everyday Therapy activity to help my child with socialization?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-is-one-everyday-therapy-activity-to-help-my-child-social-interaction","title":"What is one Everyday Therapy activity to help my child's social interaction?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-is-one-everyday-therapy-activity-to-help-my-child-with-social","title":"An Everyday Therapy activity to build your child's social skills"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-is-one-everyday-therapy-activity-to-help-my-child-with-social-reciprocity","title":"What is one Everyday Therapy activity to help my child with social reciprocity?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-is-one-everyday-therapy-activity-to-help-my-child-with-social-play","title":"What is one Everyday Therapy activity to help my child with social play?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-is-one-everyday-therapy-activity-to-help-my-child-social-skills","title":"One Everyday Activity to Build Your Toddler's Social Skills"}],"summary":"One easy everyday activity is a playful \"My turn, your turn\" game with a favourite toy or rolling a ball back and forth — making sharing a joyful back-and-forth rather than a demand. For toddlers, sharing emerges slowly, so celebrate every small offer and keep turns short and happy.","answer_md":"*Sharing isn't a rule we teach toddlers — it's a feeling of joy they discover when giving something to someone they love.*\n\n## In short\nOne lovely everyday activity is **\"My turn, your turn\" with a single favourite toy or snack** — you hold an object, say \"My turn,\" then warmly hand it over saying \"Your turn!\" and beam when your child gives it back. Done playfully a few times a day, this turns sharing into a happy back-and-forth game rather than a demand. For toddlers, sharing grows slowly and naturally — celebrate every small offer.\n\n## Try this at home\n- **Pick one item** your child likes — a ball, a soft toy, or pieces of a banana.\n- **Model it first:** \"My turn\" (you hold it briefly), then \"Your turn!\" (you give it). Keep your face bright and your voice sing-song.\n- **Roll a ball back and forth** on the floor — this is one of the easiest first shares because the toy always comes back.\n- **Name the feeling:** \"You gave it to me — thank you! That made me happy.\" Toddlers learn sharing through your delight, not through pressure.\n- **Keep turns short** so waiting never feels too long, and always end on a win.\n\n## The science\nSocial sharing (ICF d7, interpersonal interactions) develops on the back of *joint attention* — the shared back-and-forth that turn-taking games build. Between 12 and 36 months, children are just beginning to understand that another person has wants too, so true \"sharing\" is emerging, not expected. Frequent, low-pressure turn-taking gives the brain repeated, joyful practice of giving and receiving — the foundation for later cooperation and friendship.\n\n## The Pinnacle way\nA clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under qualified clinician care — this home activity supports everyday growth and never replaces assessment. Explore more on [social sharing](/social-sharing), our [occupational therapy](/occupational-therapy) approach, and how the [AbilityScore® is calculated](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated).\n\n## Trusted sources\nGuided by WHO ICF interpersonal-interaction domains and AAP/HealthyChildren guidance on social-emotional play in toddlers, which highlight turn-taking games as developmentally appropriate steps toward sharing.\n\n**Next step —** try \"My turn, your turn\" today, and to understand your child's social strengths, reach our team on WhatsApp: +91 91001 81181.\n\nThis is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.","canonical":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-is-one-everyday-therapy-activity-to-help-my-child-with-social-sharing","editorial":{"reviewed_at":"2026-06-11T20:12:18.613642+00:00","reviewed_by":null,"developed_by":"SETU Consortium · Pinnacle Blooms 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These small signs matter more than 'perfect' sharing, which is still developing at this age.","authority_links":[{"url":"https://www.healthychildren.org","label":"AAP HealthyChildren: toddler social-emotional play"},{"url":"https://icd.who.int","label":"WHO ICF interpersonal interactions (d7)"}],"last_reviewed_at":"2026-06-10T12:28:00.219457+00:00","meta_description":"A simple, joyful 'My turn, your turn' game to gently build social sharing in toddlers — plus the science and when sharing naturally emerges.","related_materials":[],"related_techniques":[]}