Do you love your brother?

The boys were having a spat this morning over a toy. I tried to stop and use it as a teaching moment. It went something like this.

Conner (being very dramatic as usual): "Shep hit me!!"

Me: Where you letting him have a turn?"

Conner: "No
After addressing Shep about the hitting, we continued our discussion.

Me: "Conner, it was wrong for Shep to hit you, but it was also wrong for you to not let him have a turn. You were both being selfish. We need to love each other more than the toy. Conner, do you love Shep?"

Conner: "Yes, I love him."

Turning to Shep who had been mostly quiet the whole time:

Me: "Shep, do you love Conner."

Shep: "Nope, I don't."

Looks like we have a lot to work on still=)