Young children's understanding of ownership rights for newly made objects.

Highlights: [•] We investigated children's understanding of ownership rights for new objects. [•] Children protested when their own objects were taken away and referred to ownership. [•] 3-year-olds attributed ownership to a third party, but failed to intervene on her behalf. [•] Ownership claims were due to effort invested as little ownership protest occurred for raw materials. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]