I hear ya! I get it a lot at story time, where I have my 7 year old, small for their age twins and my two year old who all want the lap position. Following up the rear are the nine year old triplets who still like to listen to the stories as well! My strategy is simply to rotate...whoever picked the book gets the lap position, the other two get to sit on either side. I tend to use the time to teach 'sharing' too. We alternate who gets the middle spot and it's uncanny how good they are at remembering whose turn it is to sit in the middle! Sometimes we 'rotate' at the same sitting. My two year old still has moments when she wants the lap or nothing else, but I'm hoping consistency will pay off and she'll get it soon.

Ellyn and the lucky 13!





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