Help - appropriate play

[2cuteboys]

I definitely don't entertain him all day, I'm not sure what parents do at home (I know he does get the iPhone, but I don't know how often), but he is a tv fiend, he might get that at home quite a bit. At least twice a day he asks to watch it, even though it's really rare that I put it on, and only usually before lunch, if at all.

I think he plays fine on his own (when there's no threat of someone else playing with his toys), but he's not ok in a group. When he first came, he would hoard toys and scream at any child that came near him. He'll occasionally play on his own with the cars/trains, but when other kids come near him he'll either yell at them to go away, or he'll walk away from the activity.

I'm glad to hear others have taken the same approach then. Like you, I tried to encourage them to share, take turns, etc., and it just doesn't end well.

I'm really trying to incorporate more free play (between Christmas movies, DVD and electronic gifts for Christmas, and illnesses this month, my kids have had a lot of screen time the last little bit, and I'm really starting to notice a difference in their play), so I'm glad it's not just hopeless.