Does anyone else have children that JUST. DO. NOT. STOP.

[Mammabear31]

2 DS, 1 & 7. They are both constantly on the go, which is fine usually but with lockdown they've developed cabin fever and it seems to have gotten worse, despite taking them out to run around alot more. I am currently sitting on the sofa while one is running around the kitchen and the other is bouncing on his trampoline - its bloody relentless!

Other kids sit nicely, we go to groups and its always one of mine that gets up, won't sit still for a second or even to eat a snack, despite us trying our best to instill this in them.

I meet myself going backwards sometimes and it is just exhausting! Is it just me?! It certainly feels like it!

My two boys are 3 and 6 they don’t stop either, since getting home from school we have... been to Sainsbury’s, had a walk on the beach throwing stones in the water, had thirty mins on the playground and had a longish scooter ride, that was between 3 o clock and 5.30 and they are still on the go and claim they are not tired enough for bath and bed!

I have a combination of DD11 not getting off screens so that I am missing her company & at other times being totally hyper. And the talking! I have to admit that I switch off & hope I don’t miss anything important! 6.30 in the morning comes the call “ Mum I’ve had an idea”! Wish she could have it at 8am!

@madcatladyforever

Sorry but mine (grown up now) used to spend hours reading, drawing and making crafts. I didn't hear a peep most of the time. I actually do blame screens. 100%.

That's great yours were like that , even with rose tinted glasses , but not all kids are the same. I'm sure that high energy kids existed before TV.

My god yes! My 2 boys are 13 and 3 before lockdown my 13 year old had quieted down but now he's back to never shutting up. My 3 year old...... no wonder he sleeps for 14 hours a night he's a whirlwind from waking up till bed time . I don't know how I'm fat ! I'm constantly running around and making sure he hasn't got himself into danger with his climbing no fear lifestyle

Both my DS's are like this. A four year old who doesn't stop talking from the second he wakes up to the second he goes to sleep - and actually talks in his sleep and a nearly 10 month old who just doesn't sleep. He's also on the verge of walking and shouts a lot.

DS1's favourite thing to do is dismantle the sofas to build dens. Then knocks them down, asks if you remember how it was made because he doesn't. Which is his way or saying he can't be arsed to rebuild it but wants it built. This can go on for hours.

I'm shattered. And grumpy. DH is the same.

Sounds just like my 18 month old and almost 4 year old! I get tired watching them! I think my mum was happier when we weren’t allowed into her immaculate house 😂! I got them a trampoline for the garden during lockdown... this kills some of their energy!

Not just my child then! My dd is 6 and she never stops moving, eating and TALKING. It's exhausting!

I bloody wish DS would be interested in a screen! Other than to repeatedly hit it with a toy and laugh. DS can only crawl/cruise but he's already a nightmare. I hate to think what will happen when he can start walking and running.

My eldest daughter drives my dad mad when she video calls him. Head moving arms twitching moving the camera round and yet she's a typical teenager when you suggest exercising.
My middle child is full of energy. She loved sport and often goes running in the park and still isn't tired. She also talks. It's not always a conversation she will just talk and talk about her interests.
It's very tiring.

Ds 3 doesn’t stop moving. Even watching the tv he jumps/climbs/rolls around. The only thing that gets me through is 11-12 hours of sleep he does. I dread the day he sleeps less.

My oldest was no bother at all. Would happily sit and play nicely, read stories, colour in and even from being small was laid back and chilled.. He is now 11 and still not a bit of bother... But I now also have a 16 month old who has more then enough energy from them both... He wakes up happy but wants to be up straight away and is none stop ALL day... Nap times are short, he never sits down, wants to climb, run, play, investigate everything and stands at the front door knocking to go out again... Both have been parented exactly the same... This one is wild

DD is 16 and can be exhausting to be around because she's always so busy and wants to know everything about everything, and she wants to know it now.

Before lockdown, she was at the gym 5 nights a week. She tutored 2 girls in maths. She had a Saturday job and would always work any extra shifts going. She also runs quite a profitable Depop business, buying and selling clothes. She was also doing DofE and teaching herself the guitar. She is a whirlwind of epic proportions, but lovely with it. Oddly enough, she was a real pudding baby and lazy toddler.

Even when the 6yo is on a screen she's still moving around, twisting, half handstanding, and of course there's the running commentary. The 3yo will sit for half an hour before his lunch and that's his only pause from 6am until 7.30pm. I'm ill atm (gp says shingles but I'm not quite that ill) and frankly I could vomit from exhaustion.

Not me, but my nephews are like this. They just keep going and going and going. I have to have a lie down after their visits.

@madcatladyforever how can you blame screens?! My son has never watched TV or had a screen so why doesn't he stop? Odd thing to say.

Haha, exactly. My 2.6 year old has no interest whatsoever in screens or TV. I bloody wish I could sit him in front of a TV for 10 mins!!

2 and 5 here. They never stop moving or talking. They got up at 5am. We spent the day at the beach and in the woods. They climbed trees, paddled and ran around looking at shells, squirrels and crabs. They are currently in bed, talking to each other about their day and planning a wish list for tomorrow.

Dh apparently was exactly the same.

I have one of these but she does fortunately sleep and always has done. Lockdown has been painful. I keep hearing families saying they don’t miss their activities, loving chilling out etc. She can entertain herself when she wants to but just likes being busy and doing stuff. Her brain races and she is very creative and able to generate new ideas constantly but it is bloody exhausting. She’d rather do 10 things shoddily than one thing well.

Before lockdown she had a play date with another little girl. The difference was enormous. Mine was running around, having new ideas constantly and her friend was much more considered about everything and wanted to finish things off perfectly etc. They were completely different personalities.

Yeah I've got one that seems to have duracell batteries in.

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Oh god my two are relentless. The 8yo does not stop talking. Ever. He even talks in his sleep. I mean I should be happy he has an enquiring mind and all that, but bloody hell I’m sure he breathes through his ears because he certainly doesn’t stop talking long enough to draw breath.

My 6yo is autistic and it’s a bit like living with the Tasmanian Devil off the Buggs Bunny cartoons. He’s a relentless force of nature and I’m knackered just watching him!

@madcatladyforever
Really?!?! Do you honestly think there were no children who were ‘constantly on the go’ before screens?
Do you honestly think that your children being happy to sit for hours might have been genetics/luck and that other parents might not just be dealt a different hand?
Do you really think that you comment is helpful to the OP and other posters?
Screens are very limited in our household but I have 2 children are constantly ‘on the go’, even when they’re not physically moving around they are constantly talking!
My eldest has a diagnosis of ADHD and ASD but i suspect that madcatlady forever will think it’s ally my fault anyway

Yep, this is my DS, but he also has ADHD. I used to marvel when I saw other parents with their toddlers walking sedately beside them on the street... and not holding their hands! I had to keep a tight hold of DS at that age other wise he'd have been off!

And the endless talking and questions, he'll talk to me whilst pacing in circles as well. It's got a bit better as he's got older, as he can get really engrossed in his lego and that does give me a break. Unfortunately we live in a flat which makes things harder, I try and take him out to the playground and the woods as much as possible, but I do wish we had a garden I could let him loose in.

It's knackering, but he's such a good natured kid and so funny sometimes, so I wouldn't have him any other way!

Interesting that some have an ADHD/ASD diagnosis, we are waiting for an assessment for DS7 for just that.

Neither of them will sit still for longer than 10 minutes. The minute DH or I sit down, we have to get back up because the 1 year old is trying to climb or jump off of something, or the 7 year old is having a strop because his brother is in the way or something isn't quite right with his lego.

I love my kids to bits, but my word lockdown has sent us to the edge.

ds, and my dd2 are like this.
They are adults now.
We went for a walk on our local hills a few weeks ago. I turned round and they were rolling on the floor, wrestling, because ds had pinched dd's hat off her head so she chased him and 'fight' ensued (all in good humour).

Did I say, they are both adults ? (well, by age)

My two are very active children, they need to be actively doing something all day long. Eldest is likely adhd too as well as diagnosed with asd and he never stops at all, even at night!