Really struggling with parenting my two boys at the moment.
They are 6 and 4, both in school. They've always got on really well but at the moment they just seem to be bickering and arguing all the time.
The older one particularly is just constantly making silly noises, not doing as he's told and generally acting up. He's generally got a lovely nature about him but he's become ridiculously over sensitive lately.
The younger one has always been quite stubborn and tricky to parent.
They are SO loud and can be quite rude. The rudeness just seems to have come out of nowhere, they didn't used to be rude at all.
The younger one is very bright but the older one is struggling to keep up with school. The school are very supportive and we do plenty at home, it's just hard to see.
I'm just feeling really worn down by them, and I feel terrible saying it because they are just little boys but I'm finding all the time I spend with them a slog. I never used to feel like this, I used to love parenting and spending the weekends and holidays with them. Now it just seems hard.
Is this normal at this age or is it just me?