What age were your DC when they were easy company?

[Cooliomayn]

I have a 5 year old and how our day goes depends on his mood. Everything is very hands on still, he hates doing anything independently and I feel like a slave/entertainer most of the time.
What age were your DC fun and relaxing to be around?

From the word go really , ds was great company and still is at 18. We have always talked openly, we talk a lot and laugh together too.

My 11 year old is lovely to go out with now. We have girl dates and go out for lunch, to the theatre and for nice walks. She was blooming full on at 5 though! Hang in there.

About 8 and still great now in late 20s.

6 and up but again easy going girls who liked reading etc. Dd2 at 6 had better social skills than many adults. Remember there was a lull in playground conversation and she turned to a random mum and said “do you have any nice plans for the weekend?” Cracked everyone up!

Separately, easily 4/5 onwards? As soon as I didn't need to change nappies or get up for water etc. Mine were relatively low maintenance, I'm not sure I understand how a 5 year old would be difficult company.

Together is a whooole other bored game, if they continue to bicker like they do now, never!

Thank you, there are some lovely stories ☺️ perhaps I’ll see a change over the next couple of years. I’m an introvert with an extrovert DC, especially difficult out in public when he is so loud and everyone is looking at us, I like to disappear in the background so I find it quite high pressure as though I’m always on a stage. I love that he’s confident but sometimes I just need quiet company. This weekend we’ve been outside with friends for 3 days, Monday evening I was shattered but he was still acting silly and demanding things. Everyone had been fed/socialised/given drinks yet there were still 1000’s of questions being asked, snacks demanded (even though we’d had dinner out that evening). He wasn’t hungry, he just can’t stop demanding. We have lots of fun but I need down time to recover from activities and socialising.

4+ but like a pp he is an old man at heart. We watch property programmes together and go around show homes. He is great company.

My eldest is a work in process. Age 15 and getting there.

My youngest has been easy, fun and relaxing since birth.

I enjoyed spending time with mine age around 3 onwards . Hard work before then though !

Ds was easy company from the day he was born.

We kept talking about dd ‘turning the corner’ She was a very long road! She came into her own at 16. 17 now and just delightful.

DD1 is 7 and I would say she has consistently become easier. She's great company, reasonably independent if I need her to tidy her room or get on with homework etc. She came food shopping with me at the supermarket at the weekend and was a dream. Plus she's now starting to get into things that I enjoy watching with her or discussing with her. She really likes watching The Weakest Link 🤣🤣 but at least it's something we can watch together and I get a bit of respite from Peppa Pig.

DD2 is 5 and she's also getting easier but is more full on. I think I noticed a big change in DD1 around end of Year 1/start of Year 2 when she had to sit and listen in class more and school wasn't mainly play based like in Reception.

My ds was like this in Nursery. Everyday the staff couldn't wait to tell us what funny things he had said and said they wanted to keep a book of his sayings! One memorable one occurred when ds was 4 and his friend turned 4 a couple of months later. This particular day X was up to something a bit silly and ds turned to staff and said, "You'd think X would know how to behave now he's 4 wouldn't you "? ! He's still friends with X today. Ds could hold a full conversation with adults from very young. Always polite and engaged.

DD is now 17 and she's always been great company.

DS is 12 now and he really is a lot more difficult than his sister ever was. But we are very similar so he and I just have a personality clash, I think. And for the most part, he still is good company, but some days, I'm like.....!!!!