Question

Children are obedient when they are little, but once they become junior high school student they’ll stop listening to their parents. N1 kodomo wa chiisai toki wa sunao da ga, chuugakusei tomo naru to, oya no iu koto o kikanaku naru.

Accepted Answer

子供は小さいときは素直だが、中学生ともなると、親の言うことを聞かなくなる。 when; once (something happens) ともなると/ともなれば

English	Children are obedient when they are little, but once they become junior high school student they’ll stop listening to their parents.
Japanese	子供は小さいときは素直だが、中学生ともなると、親の言うことを聞かなくなる。
Level	N1
Meaning	when; once (something happens)
Romanized	kodomo wa chiisai toki wa sunao da ga, chuugakusei tomo naru to, oya no iu koto o kikanaku naru.
Vocab	ともなると/ともなれば

Wa Children Obedient Junior High School Student They’ll