Toddlers and Balls: An Essay that Celebrates Balls and Challenges Traditional Ideas about "Sharing"

Part II of my short series on balls

This piece is a follow-up to Milestones and Balls — an in-depth guide that pairs specific balls with the cognitive milestones outlined by the CDC. Here, I’ll use balls to shed some light on the skills developed through solo and interactive toddler play. Read on for the section about why I don’t force sharing and what I do instead.

Balls as Social Pollin…