Since DS1 has started reception he's become increasingly "naughty" at home. The parents evening yesterday helped 'reveal' some of what I expect is part of the reason for this. Their learning is very much still based around 'play' and as such have lots of 'home' style thing to play with (eg phones). A lot of his 'naughtiness' has been him playing with the phone (mobile and landline), and taking things off shelves which he knows he shouldn't have (and them blaming his brother)
Today he came home and told me he'd been in the 'craft' area........and I've just gone downstairs to find that he'd pulled a pile of things off the piano (which his brother can't reach as I've moved the piano stool out) and found the scissors out of his crayola 'design' set (stashed out of DS2's reach). He's then cut lots of the papers (thankfully nothing too important) into little pieces........and then tried to blame his brother (again).
I've just started a 'take a toy away' method of discipline (yesterday) and alrady have 1 morrisons bag full of them.
How on eaerth do I explain to him (and make him understand) cutting, sticking, ripping, playing with 'home' equipment etc etc are "ok" at school in the play environment, but NOT ok at home.
He's a bright boy, but this latest incident has done nothing to 'improve' the already strained relationship we're having atm.