The boys were grounded from playing soccer for a month because both of them fought when we were not at home. Caden exhibited behavioral issues during the month and we noticed that he turned rough with his younger brother when there was slight irritation that got in his way. We spent most of the weekday nights questioning the sequence of events and resolving conflicts between them. They made up quickly most of the time but when another day comes, they may end up quarrelling again.. I hope this is just another passing phase of their childhood.
Some nights, I ended up getting into a debate with Caden when I told him to put more emphasis on his weaker subjects instead of Chinese. He explained that his higher Chinese paper 2 is weak and hence needed more practice. But he didn't see the point that his other subjects are equally important as well and required practice too. I have probably reached a saturation point myself on guiding him and decided to let him determine what he needs to do.
It's been a tough month for us to manage our first born in the whole of April but the consoling thing for us is that this Labour Day holiday long weekend had been productive. The boys were motivated to complete some of the past year's exam papers in exchange for time at their cousin's place to play PS4. Most of the times, I secretly wish my son to be more matured and not argumentative, hoping that he'll be more cooperative.
4 more months to go before the national exams and I certainly don't expect the level of maturity to improve significantly in this short span of time. Just hope that he'll get some level of motivation from the friends around him or encouragement from his teachers.
