Which parenting stage have you found the most challenging so far?

[juliano]

What is the hardest parenting phase you've experienced so far?

When they are an adult. You have absolutely no control, very little influence but are still expected to pick up the pieces and it breaks your heart seeing them struggle and make poor choices

Age 14 without a shadow of a doubt!!

13-16 for me.

For me personally with 3 kids, 2 with autism, level 2 autism in one of them so quite disabled,in all cases 0-3 is the hardest stage.

Mine are grown now, 2 adults and 1 teen and still 0-3 all the way.

Oh and the autism hasn’t been a big deal in our lives for anyone on a pathway to that diagnosis. We thought it was the end of the world especially reading about it on here at the time but it has been just one of life’s adventures:

We love the neuro-spicy in our family.