I am sure those of you who have a six year old child will know what I am talking about. They can be the cutest , silliest and the sweetest but when things don’t go their way , they become stubborn and upset. I have been observing my 6 year old son for a while now. I noticed that he makes friends easy, that he enjoys playing with other kids. What I also noticed is that when he plays with others and if there is a chance that he will lose he either backs out of the game or tries to change the rules. I will give you an example just last week I was walking him to school and he met two of his friends outside in the school yard. I didn’t know this but apparently they all compete to be the first in line when they walk up the stairs to their classroom. The three of the them were running in and then I hear my son saying guys stop. They all stop and he continues on his way running and getting there first. I see his face light up and he is so happy but it was not fair. The other two kids got very upset. I pulled him to the side and had to explain to him that what he did was not fair. That if he does not play honest his friends will not play with him. After the talk I admit I had a hard time convincing him that what he did was wrong but eventually he understood and apologized to his friends.
I read an article today online that apparently this is very common behavior for 6 year old kids and its best to catch them at it and explain to them that it is wrong. I want my son to compete for certain things in life cause I think it makes him want to strive and achieve higher results. I also want him to be an honest person cause in life in my opinion if you do something wrong it may work in the beginning but the truth always comes out.
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