OK - so DS1 and 2 are completely different, as one would expect BUT ...
I have DS who is 4ys old who is a very sensitive little thing.
He started telling me last week that his friends are always asking him to do things ie: draw a picture, make something, 'read' a book etc. We had a sceduled end of term meeting with the teacher and brought up the subject. She said that DS is a very popular boy who is a natural leader in the class and he plays really well with all of the children. We were rather proud of him!!!!
However, today he has very sadly said that school is tough. Apparently people have their own friends and nobody wants to play with him. He says he doesn't have any friends. I know that when I was at school I was friends with everybody but didn't really have a very close 'best friend'. I don't want him to go through that because it can be tough. Do you think at 4 he will be affected by this? We live abroad where we are longer term than most, the new expats who come in are here for maybe 3 or 4 years maximum.
DS2 is 3 and complete bonkers - in a nice way of course!!! He is very confident, very independent and makes his own choices in life - not that he should IMO! He doesn't care if he's naughty or not, if I send him to his bedroom for 3 minutes - he'll turn around around and say no 2! He is not affected at all if he is told off. He really upset me today - so I asked him , do you care? and he said no . Anyone with any good book recommendations etc??? He really is trying me right now!
Thank you