Whenever possible, we allow the children to work out conflicts themselves, hovering nearby in case we are needed. In this exchange, AV had a bridge that JL wanted. After a brief chase, A ended up in the tent with the bridge in her possession while J attempted to grab it from her. Melinda moved close to the interaction and encouraged J to wait it out (asked him to hold out his hands and see what happened). After A played show it and hide it a few times while J waited by the chair, she finally dropped it and went on to something else. We have observed that with support, the children can and do work out conflicts on their own, many times emplying humor. We attempt to support this type of resolution between tug of war over objects and find that many times we all end up laughing and getting what we need.
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