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I love how you said not bend them too much because it’s just hard to enforce hard and fast rules, haha
Do both your boys (apologies if I have gotten the wrong impression) like the same things?
I have one girl, two boys -- and they are all surprisingly different.
The boys do both like building toys the most, but my older son has recently gone down a novel-reading rabbit hole and the younger one isn't quite at that level yet. They share a room though and we homeschool, so they are quite big influences on each other.
Ah now I see!
And they are 6, 8 and 10. I am piecing the bits of information I have gathered from your various comments.
In case your elder boy is into Dog Man, I just wanna say that Dav Pilkey has ADHD and dyslexia (and drive traffic to my blog haha)
I hadn't taken the time to look at your blog before. I have a soft spot for blogspot. First place I did any real internet writing. Thanks for the link!
Sounds like you guys are doing a good job. I have also found that my kids are more likely to complain or whine in situations where the expectations are unclear. If you as a parent do the hard work of laying clear boundaries (and not bending them too much) your kids are more likely to abide by them -- works better than disciplining the whining.
Also: the train is awesome. I understand your son's interest in it. My youngest would think it was the coolest thing in the world (at least for a few weeks).