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As your toddler first begins to understand the word ‘mine’, they might use it to mean, “I would like this.” They are starting to understand ownership but might not fully grasp that some things are theirs, some are shared, and some things belong to other people.
You can help with this by saying what you think your toddler means. For example, if they reach for your phone and say, “Mine,” say, “I think you would like my phone.”