First thing he said; the boys are more self-assured now. It's true, they k now a little more about what they want to do and they aren't afraid to say no to doing things they don't want to. They vocalize their opinions more and are very quick to correct you if you are wrong. They are developing different interests in sports and school. But, at the same time, they still like many of the same things and ask each others opinions about things. This is also something different. They are asking each other, more than they are asking us, about things.
Steve said that his sons are "able to see the big picture." They are beginning to see things in more than one step. We're starting to be able to ask them to do something that has many parts to it and they can do it. This would include things like, "Take the garbage out." And they actually are able to gather all the garbage from all parts of the house, gather the recyclables and take out the newspapers too. We seem to be able to depend on them more and thus will be able to give them more responsibility and freedom.
They are becoming more independent individuals. Steve has noticed that the boys are not worried anymore about being different than their brother. They aren't worried so much about doing different things than their brother is doing. They are able to decide if they want to try something new without their brother trying it too. They also seem to be able to deal with things when their brother can do something and they cannot. The competition between them is not a strong as it used to be.
Steve sees them (and so do I) as "mini adults". We are able to talk to them about things in a different manner. We don't always have to put things in words or phrases they can understand. In fact, many times they use words that we didn't even know they knew. Sometimes I ask them if they know what a word means - and most of the time they do!
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