My daughter who has just turned 4 is friends with a boy a year older than her. They were at nursery together but not now as he left. They still see each other occasionally outside of nursery.
I’m a but worried about their friendship. He says things like “I’m better at running / jumping than you”. “I’m faster than you” on bikes, scooters etc.
Sometimes she says that Theo (not his real name) won’t let her play a certain role in a game - eg she always has to hide not be the seeker (not the actual game but too hard to explain otherwise).
He can be really nice too of course but often after she’s seen him she’s quiet or cross or a bit down. I don’t think she understands why she’s feeling like that because she only thinks positive things about Theo.
My daughter has also started to become really competitive and she gets really really very upset about losing games now eg board type games or losing races etc Although that could be developmental.
Not sure what to do really or whether his behaviour is not something to worry about / just something young children are like.