Please may I? Let’s share some food

What you need

What to try

Set out a couple of different snacks for your toddler.
Ask your toddler to share some of their food with you or pass you an item you can’t reach from a serving plate.
You might say something like, “I would love to try some apple. Please can you pass me an apple?”
See if your toddler can find what you have asked for, they might reach for it or simply look at the correct food.

Good to know

Your toddler might not be keen to share, so still praise them if they look at or touch their apple but decide keep it for themselves.

If this is the case, you could say “Oh you do have apple, I think you might want to eat it all up yourself. That is lovely to see.”