my son is my middle child and - despite all the stuff about middle children - i love him to bits!
I have found though, that I do tend to give him more independence that my two daughters---much to the frustration of his older sister! But i think it's because he is very "smart". he seems to have everything worked out and he's efficient in everything he does-so far anyway, he's only 6-nearly 7!!! is this common? do you let your son have more independence than your daughter(s)?