To ask. What age is most difficult to look after during lockdown?

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Those with primary age children I think it's will be hard to remember back to having babies and we haven't had the teen years yet to compare.

But.....

I reckon the most difficult age to keep entertained would be the toddlers 1.5-3 ish?!

Anyone else?

I have two teenagers.
It is very difficult, particularly the 17 year old.

Our 1.5yo is good-natured but active and NEEDS to go outside twice a day. Juggling WFH with SAHPing is a challenge but at least he is not old enough to whine about being bored. I would love it if there were more things he could do/play with on his own though.

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18 months and 6 year old 🤯

I think all age groups are hard to navigate at the moment. Speaking to my friends, with children of various ages, no one seems to be having an easy ride.

Have more than one under 10 would be worst I think. My teen is fine, chatting to friends and amusing self.

Ceit yes, 3 under 7 is exhausting!

Right now 19.

DD4 from 530am won't let me out of her sight and wants constant playtime, chatterbox . I'm a single parent working from home. I'm grateful she sleeps through the night. It's hard going, I feel sorry for her being an only child right now, but I bet some siblings bickering is pretty annoying too

5.30am 😱

14 year old twins, who think the world could revolve round them at the best of times.
They don't want to play games, read a book, talk to me.....all they want to do is meet up with friends...which of course they cant.
I would love a toddler at the moment they can be entertained by you, want to play games and play in the garden etc and they would be better behaved and more logical than mine teenagers.

Mine are 5, 9, and 10. The five year old is going absolutely stir-crazy. She's off her face on uncertainty. Also, she isn't into the things her older brothers are. The older two are easy - engaged with learning, making up games, playing Nintendo, coming on walks without moaning.Eldest is autistic and although he is missing his routine, he is basically living his ideal existence.

I have a 4 year old and a 7 year old. They've both been really easy so far. Some frustration but I feel very lucky. If this had been 2 years ago, I would have been crying non stop for sure.

My husband - age 45 - had been the most difficult to keep entertained and occupied.
The children - 18 and 15 - have been no bother at all!

@AnotherEmma she says she's just too excited in the morning and wants to see me ....help

We introduced a gro clock when DS was 19 months old, it still works brilliantly now he's 3! But I'm not sure if it would work so well to introduce it to a 4 year old, especially as you can't imprison them in a cot bed like a toddler

I have a 13 and 15 year old. The 13year old isn't too bad but the 15yr old is so lethargic and grumpy. He just wants to see his friends, which he cant. He wants to go to his sports / hobbies which he cant. His school trips have been cancelled, activity week hangs in the balance and hes just generally fed up.

I have an 11mo and 3.5yo. The baby is cruising and trying to walk and bumps his head every five mins, wants to be taken to see things and screams if he can't, wants to explore the world.

The 3.5 year old would be happy most of the time playing apart from the baby comes and tries to get involved, cue meltdowns, pushing etc.

The baby also currently decides the day starts at 4am ish. Then he's tired and grotty for the last couple of hours if the day.

I am looking forward to this being over.

My 3yo is easy compared to her nearly 18 to siblings who are stuck in a chaotic state of grade uncertainty, missing social life, missing work etc. Physically they don't need looking after, but balancing their emotional wellbeing is a whole other ball game

My DD says her 2 and 4 year olds are ok. As long as the 2 year old has naps and food, she's fine. The 4 year old understands enough to have been singing 'Virus go away, the world hates you, so leave us' today when I was facetiming. She's fine.

My teens are ok, they have far too much screen time, bedtime and wake up have gone to pot. They understand why.

I would think 7-9 year olds, who are used to going out to play with friends but are suddenly cooped up, would find it hardest.

My son is 2 in a couple of weeks, it's a nightmare. We usually go out every day, socialise at playgroups, cafes and churches etc, so he just isn't used to being in the house and he's far too young to understand what is happening.
I also have pretty severe mental health issues and usually have a support worker who comes a lot and is a massive help so at the moment I feel completely alone and overwhelmed. I have no family either, or friends if I'm honest, so it's hard, there's days where I honestly want to die. I'm really worried about my son but there simply isn't anyone available to help ATM.
On top of that, my fridge freezer has broken down and I don't have the money to replace it, I don't know what I'm going to do, the stress is killing me.

Teenangels my DD has one of a set of 14 year old all boy triplets in her class Two have underlying health issues too. I wonder how that's going...

43SpockPaperScissorsLizardRock I feel your pain my 15 year old with ASD is really struggling, she's not eating not sleeping and has the mindset "why bother" I can't get her to do anything and her meltdowns just get more and more frequent if I force anything.

70+. They’re stubborn and stuck in their ways.

I never had the troubles with my children as I’ve had with my parents.

TheBigFatMermaid my 8 nearly 9 year old is very easy now it's officially the holidays and I'm not trying to force him through school work though actually there are some unfinished tasks he'll still have to do / redo next week

He plays in our small garden and on the drive way for hours, just with a stock being a Ninja or with a suction cup archery set. He picks plants on walks and makes potions when we get home. He has the usual weekend-day X box (Minecraft, not online but sometimes split screen or networked within the house with a sibling/ siblings) time limit every day though... He's playing with toy cars he hadn't previously you he'd in a year atm... Good job I'm rubbish at decluttering!