Oh it's so hard sometimes when they're at that age. He's only just 2 and I found with Oskar that he didn't take directions much at that age either. To be honest, he's not really taken to really "getting it" as far as instructions until the hmmmm past maybe 6 months at most. As for apologising etc, well I think at his age they go through the motions more than really understand it... that's just my opinion and also seeing how Oskar was/is. Now, he understands it and I can even ask him how he feels when someone does the same thing to him. He understands emotions and what they are a lot more. He recognises them also. Today, for instance at the shops, he saw a little boy who looked like he was moping lol and he said to me, mummy why is that boy sad and he went and asked him and asked if he wanted to share his bubbles to make him feel better... lol very cute. Now, a year ago, there's no way he'd have recognised that in another person. Hope I haven't gone off track too much and it will get better