Sooner or later parents should face children's greed. Usually this trait of character is shown at the child at the age of three-four years. It is not necessary to perceive in bayonets and to be frightened, actually, this normal state and development of the child.
By then, as the child begins acquaintance to a concept of a private property (2-4 years), he mentally divides the world into "mine" - "others". Approximately in 2-3 years the child will outgrow this feeling, the main task of parents at this time is not to do much harm.
If it is wrong to treat children's greed, then it is possible to grow up the miser or on the contrary the person who appreciates nothing, distributes everything to the right and on the left. To cope with children's greed, it is necessary to understand that it happens very often when parents do not like to share and accustom the child not to give anybody the toys. At three-year age for the child the main authority is his parents. Children at whom parents do not respect their private territory are greedy. You can strongly wound vanity of the child if without his permission present his toy to the neighbour's boy. If mother does not consider opinion of the child important, so it should defend it. The child thus begins to swear for each trifle, trying to prove the right for property.
If the child has many toys and part of them you want to give more needing, then it is better to suggest the child to select independently toys which he will want to give. Explain to the kid that some children have no toys at all, and they will be very happy if they receive at least a small part. And it is possible to collect and carry solemnly toys in orphanage or in a shelter, and after that to organize a small celebration. Then the child will feel all importance of donation and will perceive this process as something joyful.
If there is a conflict situation on the playground, it is impossible to take away a toy from the child and to give it to the rival. For the child you act as the defender if in a dispute you support the opponent, then he will be deeply upset. Explain to the child that he can allow to play a toy to another and that this toy to it will be surely returned. If the child all the same does not agree, you should not insist. If the conflict between children develops into a fight, it is necessary to distract immediately attention both: to suggest to be engaged in something in another, for example, to drive on a swing. Be always on the party of your child even if you should face a negative from other mothers.
Surely explain to the child how it is necessary to behave and as it is better to behave is not necessary. It is almost impossible to teach the child to share the favourite toys, even you have some things which you do not want to give anybody. It is not necessary to abuse the child for greed, it is better to cultivate in him generosity. Suggest to buy specially sweets to treat friends, read kind books how animals share with all, and receive twice more. It is important to let know to the child that it is necessary to respect others things.
If to give it the correct understanding of personal and others' property, then it will help the child to bring up with itself adequate perception of money and things. Small greed is inherent in any person therefore it is important to balance correctly in the child these two concepts.