I'm sorry it's taken so long to respond. It was rather a long weekend and I'm afraid I rather lost track of a few things I'd rather not have. But I was enjoying writing with you and hope I didn't give you the impression otherwise.
You grew up on the moors then? That sounds far more open an environment than where I was raised, though my parents, my mother especially, always encouraged free play in the neighborhood.
That does sound like something to hope your youngest grows out of sooner rather than later. Does he show other signs of a mischievous personality already, then? I might not know your brother, but from the few comments you've made, he seems the sort.