At what age does parenting become easier?

[Lois345]

At what age does parenting become easier? If your answer is never please say it quietly to yourself or just lie in your comment

Ah 3 year olds suck op, age 5-10 are my favourite ages, far more independent but not too old for cuddles!

Stick Bluey on instead OP, and pretend the pups all moved to Australia

Ha I was gonna say 18 but my daughter started to go clubbing and that is the worst anxiety I ever had in my life. It never stops the worry, but I have a 3 year old and it’s harder work than when the older ones were young. I definitely think by 8 they seem to calm down a lot but from 5+ I think it gets easier. Teenage years so far Iv had 3 and soo been smooth but have 3 more to go 😂

@cravingmilkshake it all depends if you have girls or boys, in my experience 😂 boys are very dramatic at 3 I feel like girls are much more chilled and understand more how to behave.

[quote Hertsgirl10]@cravingmilkshake it all depends if you have girls or boys, in my experience 😂 boys are very dramatic at 3 I feel like girls are much more chilled and understand more how to behave.[/quote]
Ha ha, see, based on my experience with DD5 and DS3, I would say exactly the opposite!

6-10 are the golden years - but I'm only into early teens here - it might get better 😂😂🙏

In fact, DD is still way more dramatic than DS.

When they go to school. I mean yes you have the school stuff to think about, homework, packed lunches, uniforms etc. But they start to be a bit more independent and when they learn to read can entertain themselves a bit better.

I think the sort of problems you are describing change wildly at 6. You’ve got someone who can be spoken to a bit more rationally.

There are different problems with older children, teens, and even adult child though of course.

6-10 are the golden years - but I'm only into early teens here - it might get better 😂😂

Although I’m sort of thinking it’s 5-10/11 for some children and more 6-11/12 for others (don’t want to say girl and boy but that’s how it was with my two)

Age 6 - 10 is lovely then it gets hard again but in a different less physical yet more psychological way.

The evilness of some 12 year old girls is not to be under estimated….

Struggling with an 18 year old. I agree… the problems change. I worry more now but have more sleep and free time.

@MsTSwift

The evilness of some 12 year old girls is not to be under estimated….

Oh indeed. Worse time for us. As Lorraine candy describes it, like living with the mean girls from school 24/7

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I think the worries just change. My first baby was hard work. Once I had the next two I wondered what I’d made such a fuss about. With all mine I found the nearly years the easiest, from age 2 - 10.

The hardest age so far has been the teenage years . I have two young teens. So many friendship issues and worrying about school. Actually all problems have been around school and friends.

I'd say 5 and over. Mine are 6 and 10 and definitely not such a chore now.

My problem is not my own children but other peoples vile teens which my own is forced to deal with.

I will let you know when it gets easier when I get there. I’ve got teenage grand children and all I can say is parenting changes. There have been times when my adult children have needed help and support sometimes for a long time. I do find helping to look after the grandchildren is much easier

Teenage is by FAR the hardest.

It's a whole different level of hard.

Enjoy it while you can. I did think there was a particularly easy patch between about 7 and 12.

Yeah mid to late primary was lovely. Not as drudgey they sleep and are still sweet and enthusiastic. Pre school and early teen the hardest so far

Mine is 3 and 3 months and I am finding it TOUGH! I have always found it hard but he still doesn’t sleep properly I.e wakes at night and 5am. He’s catching every single thing at nursery. He has massive tantrums. He wants to do everything himself because he’s a big boy! However I can enjoy him more because he chats a lot and is quite comical! I’m learning who he is. I know it will get easier but the challenges will just change!

Part and parcel of being a mum!

Much less boring, repetitive, tiring and restrictive in general from 4 upwards.

I found that 7 to 10 was easy. My DM once said it got easier once we had all passed 30.

@LaPufalina gotcha we are trying that tomorrow