easier with younger or older kids????

[Threadkiller]

Do you think its easier to look after older kids than younger kids im talking about 11 and upwards. I have both younger and older and I find it so much harder:yes: with older kids:hair::banghead:.

[MimiGrace]

I might not be a parent, but one word comes to mind:

Teenagers...!!!

Goodluck!

[Threadkiller]

:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: exactly teenagers HELP!!! :laughing:

[Loopy Linda]

i have 12 yr old, 5 yr old and 1 yr old.

grrr teenager is PIA most days grrr

5yr old is always screaming and having tantrums

baby is still cute and only just learnign how to annoy everyone!

not sure which one is any easier. but if i could chose them all to be the one age i would choose teenagers ( so much closer to them all moving out! lol )

[Pax]

balances out in the wash

pros and cons of each age group.

it being 'hard' is just a state of mind tho.. :D

my teens give me fear, worry, but also cook dinner and i can leave them at home alone

my little ones.. need food made for them and reminders to wash their teeth, but i know where they are and have less stress.

[studyingECS]

I would say older, only cause I know how annoyed I make my parents :laughing:

[Threadkiller]

balances out in the wash

pros and cons of each age group.

it being 'hard' is just a state of mind tho.. :D

my teens give me fear, worry, but also cook dinner and i can leave them at home alone

my little ones.. need food made for them and reminders to wash their teeth, but i know where they are and have less stress.

I still have to remind my 12 year old to brush his teeth:laughing:.

[Loopy Linda]

I still have to remind my 12 year old to brush his teeth:laughing:.

my 12 yr old is the worst for teeth brushing! 5yr old had a talk from a dentist recently, so he is little teethbrushing nazi, and baby loves toothpaste and the feel of the tooth brush... but eldest one grrr is a lazy boy!

[Threadkiller]

my 12 yr old is the worst for teeth brushing! 5yr old had a talk from a dentist recently, so he is little teethbrushing nazi, and baby loves toothpaste and the feel of the tooth brush... but eldest one grrr is a lazy boy!


:laughing: i thought it was just my son who was lazy in the teeth brushing department:yes: it drives me insane sometimes i just dont bother with it if he wants gross teeth and breath then he shall have it:devil6::laughing:

[Loopy Linda]

:laughing: i thought it was just my son who was lazy in the teeth brushing department:yes: it drives me insane sometimes i just dont bother with it if he wants gross teeth and breath then he shall have it:devil6::laughing:

lol mine is in high school now .. i just hope he gets a girlfriend who tells him how bad his breath is! :barf: then i am sure he will be in there all day and night cleaning them! same goes for deodorant ... girls will fix that too! :smiliedance:

[Threadkiller]

lol mine is in high school now .. i just hope he gets a girlfriend who tells him how bad his breath is! :barf: then i am sure he will be in there all day and night cleaning them! same goes for deodorant ... girls will fix that too! :smiliedance:

Mine isnt in high school till next year :laughing:, i have told him girls aint gonna want to kiss you :yelclap: and his like ewww mum :laughing:.

[Cwazywabbit]

Chrissa that's scarier than it sounds . I have two boys at home and one all grown . the thirteen year old has just reached six foot and the year nine girls are beginning to become interested in him (he's only in year seven:shame:) I don't have to tell him to clean his teeth or comb his hair because he's always in the mirror!!!
My ten year old still has to be told to brush his teeth and hair and change his undies and socks every day :rolleyes:

but usually they both look at me like - :ecomcity:

I think it's easier now they are older but i do miss their cuteness when they were little. *sigh*

[Loopy Linda]

I think it's easier now they are older but i do miss their cuteness when they were little. *sigh*

maybe you could have some more??? i did! i also think please just shoot me, i have two more to go through all this with!!! :laughing:

[Loopy Linda]

Chrissa that's scarier than it sounds . I have two boys at home and one all grown . the thirteen year old has just reached six foot and the year nine girls are beginning to become interested in him (he's only in year seven:shame:)

my son is in yr 7 and complains about the yr 12 girls who keep hugging him! ( complains??:confused:) apparently they are a lot flatter chested than most of yr 8 girls!!!

[Threadkiller]

:laughing: I think my DS will be 30 and me still telling him to do stuff lol

[Ys_Woman]

I find it harder with older kids because you expect they should know better so have less patience when they do wrong. I even feel that way about my 8 and 7 year olds now that I have a bub..before he came along I didn't expect as much from them..but now I am busier I expect them to do more without being asked.
My eldest is 21 and she gave us the ride of a lifetime during her teens:hair:. Guess my parents said the same about me during those teen years:D.
Thankfully they all grow up and leave home some day..hehehe.

Amy:)

[angel68]

:) i find it easier to look after older kids than the younger kids

[Angelark]

I find it easier to look after older kids than younger ones. When they are more independant like feed, bath, dress themselves and sleep through the night. Thats when you can enjoy them more because your not so exhausted. You have to put the time into them keep them interested in sport or other activities outside of school and when older enough have a part time job. I find that keeps them focused and not looking for mischief. It especially helped through the teenage stage.