OK so IYE are boys or girls easier....?

[soph28]

I have a 3yo boy and a 21mo girl and dh and I both agree that ds is a piece of cake compared to dd.

He is relaxed, sociable, chatty, outgoing, and has always been extremely laid back, a good eater and sleeper. The only aspect that makes him difficult is the HUGE amount of energy he has. He has only ever had one full blown tantrum and that was is Grandpa's fault!

DD on the other hand is extremely cute BUT a little minx, immensely stubborn and quite whingy. She is very sensitive and cries over every little bump etc. She will throw herself/toys/food/drinks on the ground and scream over anything- half the time the reason is only apparent to herself and I am mystified! She smirks when we tell her off unless we are VERY severe and she always wants her own way and to do things herself.

Are these typical boy/girl differences? Just wondering what you other ladies think?

If so, I hope no.3 is a boy

I'm sure that personality, birth order and age all have a massive part to play. I just wondered if certain characteristic were usually evident in one sex or the other.

i.e. boys have more energy- if outside they are so easy (def true in my case!)

girls are more complex- again true in my case

Northeastmummy- Hi! I'm fine. I don't really post on the other threads that much cos I get lost on there! No I haven't had the baby yet- am having a sweep tomorrow. I am fed up tho! Went to tesco today and wasn't concentating at all so who knows what we'll be eating for the next few days
Will definitely post on the April thread when I've had the baby tho!

ime boys harder as toddlers and young boys

but give me teen boy over girl anyday!

As the mother of a very stubborn, bossy little ds (3) (who redeems himself with a great sense of humour and really kind gestures at times), I can honestly say that I think that profoundly different temperaments arise in both genders. He is an only child, so I don't know how siblings would affect his temperament, but he has always been quite demanding (though I love him to bits and wouldn't change him, of course)

lol at juule and bow to her better judgement

I find my boys more straightforward but more physical and my girl more demanding in a 'relationship' sense, but less 'bouncing off the walls'

Boys are easier; they are black and white whereas girls are 10,000 shades of grey.

in my case and for most people who's kids i know well enough to comment on..... BOYS!

more energetic and have more of a tendancy to climb (and fall) furniture but it's the whining, moaning, tantrums and stroppiness of girls that wears you down in the long run

i'm not saying all girls are like that but alot are, the same as not all boys climb and bang but many do.

imo, that is a stupid fkin question.

the word you want to try to remember is; individuals.

no two the same. stop typecasting your dc before they can even speak ffs.

(pet peeve)

I only have two girls so far and you couldn't get two girls who are more different so I would agree it's down to individual personality than gender.

Personality. If ds3 had been a girl I would have thoguht that girls were stroppy and difficult and particular. In fact that just him!

no need to get your knickers in a twist, nappies , is not really a serious question- just interested and wondered what others thought.

Everyon is an indiidual and has their own character and personality but gender traits to exist too.

my answer was somewhat more emphatic than it sounded in my head...

ew, and that poxy little smile emoticon makes it look like i really am stroppy and backtracking. doh!

Lol Nappies! (You found my dude's coat? )

I find boys easier so far. (The kink in Psycho's otherwise foolproof theory). Yes, he climbs and bashes etc, but what you see is what you get.

Saying that though, DD has her own quirks that are sod all to do with being a girl, so maybe it is just DD who I have issues with

flame! agh, im so sorry man, i have found the coat. i cleared out the car [thud]... and there it was.
@ taking so long to find it. how shall i get it back to you?

have googled you - tis not a rush for it, just a making sure it isn't buried under the crap here thing

My two are totally stereotypical despite all our efforts (we dressed ds in pink and gave him dolls, we forced the trainset into dd's hands etc) and generally follow the ds = wildly active and silly, prone to crazy tantrums as well as empathetic and loving; dd = bossy, likes craft and will sit still, loving and occasionally vey good but a terrible whiner. Of course they have many other characteristics too, some clearly inherited some down to bith order (I think stubborness is fairly chaacteristic of younger siblings) and other experiences. They have been harder and easier at different times. ds was a great baby but a really hard older toddler, whereas dd was an awful baby and an easier toddler. Now they both have their moments good and bad, and I am sure the same will be true for ever (they are 7 and 8 btw).

I remember nooka's ds being dressed in pink It suited him.

Interesting about stubborness being characteristic of younger siblings. Certainly true in this house. DS3 is the most infuriating stubborn child I have come across.

Hope your sweep went ok today soph! I'm booked in for 8.30am tomorrow.

i def find girls easier,have nannied for 16yrs and cm for 5.not had 1 difficult girl,lots of hyper boys i also have 1dd and 1ds my ds is difficult,moody,hypper

Personally i think that boys are much much much easier!!

Of course, i only have girls so have no basis for comparison ...

i def think girls easier