Thanks Pegasus. Yip, am sure he is learning and will cope. At the same time, I am concerned if we as parents aren't building a competitive spirit in him.

Like his friend's parents, it appears at their home are encouraging him to do things by saying his friend (our son) has done it, for eg., if you don't drink your milk, then your friend is going to grow taller than you. Would you want that?

In our home, we just say, milk is healthy and if you need to grow stronger and taller, you need to be drinking your milk.

Not sure if we aren't building a competitive spirit in him? and he might just learn to settle for whatever he gets.