Talking About Sharing

Our bedtime routine includes reading a story, the scriptures, having prayer, hugs and kisses, and then laying down to go to sleep. As we were all climbing on to the bed in preparation for these activities, I was looking at the paper with flu vaccination information. Elise wanted to read her story, and was getting frustrated that I was looking at this paper. I wanted to see if there were any side effects we should be on the lookout for, as Elise had her first flu shot yesterday. My girl got a bit frustrated, and took the paper out of my hands. I explained to her that it was not a nice thing to do, and that I could have gotten a paper cut on my hand. She turned to me, and calmly said, "I say, 'Please Mama, I have that paper' and then you share it with me?" I agreed that it would be a very nice thing to say, and that sharing and asking nicely are really good things to do. She then said, "Sharing nicely make you feel happy, Mama?" I told her it would, and that it would also make her happy. She nodded her head in agreement, and then held up her story, with a look that said 'ok, enough talking, forget the paper and let's get down to the good stuff!'