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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks everyone for posting a reply. Yes, he is my oldest (they are twins, a boy and a girl). I guess I need to set a timer to finish meals (great suggestion), other than that we will wait how he does in school this year and go from there. He is not impulsive, he may get bored and all but not impulsive (although he can push boundaries with me when instructed). Another thing to note is that a lot of these things (except 1hr to finish his food) does not happen with his nanny, which makes me wonder if these are disciplining issues as a parent (I am strict about what they talk and how they talk to others but pretty laid back otherwise). I might sound crazy but sometimes craziness comes with being a parent, thank you for listening. Really appreciate.[/quote]

It could be a parenting issue, or it could just be his personality. You have two children exactly the same age, which makes it very easy to compare behavior between then. I suspect what may be going on is that you have a child who is a little more of a boundary-pusher and who has his quirks, but who is completely within the range of typical. If he were an only child, or his siblings were younger/older, the behavior might not register at all as a cause for concern. He's a twin, though, which means you have a direct comparison sitting right next to him. Since you don't mention issues with your daughter's behavior at all, I suspect she's an easy child, and so your son ends up looking worse by comparison than he would on his own. Raising twins brings extra pitfalls for comparison, so it's important not to assess differences between them as one being "right" and the other "wrong," but instead take them as simply two different people with two different personalities that you parent differently according to their needs.[/quote]

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