Toddler saying "it's mine"

Hey everyone. My 2 and a half year old used to be SO good at sharing, but recently a lot of kids kept snatching off him and he's suddenly switched, understandable tbh. He now keeps shouting "it's mine" and it's kinda grinding on me. How can I stop him saying this? We're telling him to take turns which he does eventually but he just keeps reverting back to "it's mine". It's just embarrassing at a soft play and when he's shouting it at other kids and I have to apologise to parents

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No other advice but just know every child goes through these stages, please don’t be embarrassed! Xx

Exact same thing happening with my 2 year old...don't worry about it, I'm sure it will pass

Completely normal developmental behaviour. Just know that you're doing the right thing to correct him when you mention sharing/turn-taking. I'm sure you already do this, but I definitely recommend explaining why it's important to take turns, etc. Or set boundaries that let's him know that it's not the last time he will play with a given toy. Kids tend to understand concepts before they're able to express their communication skills, so it'll help him at least understand the why behind it too! ☺️ He will eventually grow out of it, but never stop the corrections because that will be helping his brain development leaps and bounds.

Thank you so much for the reassurance and I didn't know they learn concepts first, I'll start explaining why more in other situations as well 😊

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