DS is a bright, high achieving and competitive sort of child. It's not something we've ever particularly driven/ encouraged, it's just how he is....
BUT, as a result, he is SOOOO stubborn.
We had to write something for school tonight and he tried to give up/ finish after only a few lines. I was trying to get him to write more and he kept saying, 'no, I'm finished'.
Thing is, I KNOW this is an issue at school too - in fact it was the only thing his teacher said he had to work at - making sure that he captured all his ideas, and made his stories longer.
I tried to gently tell his this tonight and he completely flew off the handle, told me "I wasn't a teacher, so he wasn't taking any notice of me" and now he's stormed off to his bedroom !
Help! Any ideas?