Which DC is Most Challenging for You?

[Nansense]

Just curious...

Thanks!

[phathui5]

I have four, aged 9, 6, 4 and 2. Honestly, I don't have a particular one who is the most challenging. Each one has their own things that we work on discipline-wise, but no one is especially difficult.

[Norasmomma]

I have 2 and my DD is a challenge daily, my son is a baby, but he has never been like her. He's STTN, been easy to deal with and is just mellow tempered. She was a crazy ball of fire from conception, I used to joke she was going to kick her way out.

[Drummer's Wife]

I have four, and voted #3 is most challenging. I hate to say it, but DH took him to run errands yesterday and the house was so peaceful. #1 is probably the next challenging, at times - DH says it's b/c they are both Pisces.

[Kristine233]

Depends on the day and which combination of kids have decided they will or will not get along that day. lol.

[ledzepplon]

My dc#2 is the most challenging to me so far. But that's probably because he's most like me--emotionally sensitive and somewhat volatile. My dd is one of the most easygoing people I've ever met in my life, and ds2 is still in the charming, adorable, can-do-no-wrong 1-yr-old stage.

[BAU3]

Definately #3. And i thought, when i found out I was having my third boy, that he would be a breeze. he is a 6 now, and amazes me in many ways, but he is extremely disagreeable and moody and loves to make life difficult. My 4th is the easiest.. could be because shes a girl tho. I don't know.

[limabean]

I voted #2 (of 2). But I've always felt that it's unfair to think of her as "harder," since her older brother didn't have to share anything or learn how to deal with a sibling when he was her age.

So, she can be more challenging at times, but she also has more challenges than he did at her age.

[newbymom05]

I don't know, for me it's more about age than child. I had more "trouble" with my first as a baby and he was higher needs, but he was also my first so I was really tense anyway. I think it evens out--my DS2 was a dream baby but is now a Terrible Two--my first never went through that at all. He just turned two, so this is new for us. Even though I voted #1 was more challenging, he isn't now and hasn't been for a while. Ask me in a year--I'll probably be voting #2 as more difficult, just b/c of the challenges of the 2/3 y/o.

[lilyka]

I have three and #2 was and is still the most challeneging. from the day she was concieved. no kidding. She is by far my most intense. She was so challeneging I decided I could not have any more (I was already pregnant i didn't think it was funny then though). I was talking to a friend and my oldest dd about discipline yesterday and I made a comment about how idealistic I was with my first and how all my ideals changed when I had Lily. And while I love all my children equally she is the one I am most hopeful for being sucessful in the future. I do not worry that she will be hurt or won't succeed or will make bad choices. I think she is going to do very well because of all the same things that make her so challeneging.

[chrissy]

I voted #1, but I think #4 is almost as difficult.

[beckyand3littlemonsters]

I voted number 3, but thats only because her epilepsy medicine has been making her more hyper than normal but the dr is changing her meds so this may change.

[emaye_to_2]

I have two children: DS 7 and DD 4. My son, #1, is the most challenging for me.

[MaerynPearl]

I have 2, working on 3... and Id have to say right now #2 is the bigger challenge but its her age. Her brother was exactly the same at that age (very frustrated at being big enough to do some things and not others) and I fully expect #3 to go through the same.

Otherwise it is really hard to choose. Some days DS is more of a challenge...

[damona]

i voted my #1 ds. he's like the proverbial elephant that never forgets. i don't dare promise him anything, b/c he will never forgive if something happens and we can't do whatever it was i promised. he doesn't care if someone comes down with smallpox, he will not let you forget that you didn't do what you said you would do.

just today he was howling that i didn't take him to hallmark to buy a webkinz toy b/c "you promised, mom!" i said "oh no i did not! i know better! i said if we had time we'd go today." so he sulked for the rest of the day. he's also one of those kids that will do their darndest to get the last word in, no matter if it's going to get him in major trouble. drives me nuts.

don't get me wrong, i love my child with all my heart, but oh, boy, he is a challenge!

#4 is equally stubborn. he has his own special way of just silently digging in his heels and just absolutely not doing what you want him to do, even if it's something that, 5 minutes ago, he wanted to do... once you've suggested it, he's not going to do whatever it is. so he's my second most challenging. i have to figure out ways to get him to do what i need him to do, without actually telling him to do it.

[Sharlla]

ds2is hands down the most challanging, hes very much an explosive child. ds1 was pretty easy and dd is by far the easiest.
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[seren]

I have 4, #3 is the most challenging. She is definitely a spirited child. At the same time, she is also very very sweet and loving.

[peaceful_mama]

I voted for DD. Part of it is that she's 3. She doesn't nap, so she can be challenging in the evenings due to a *severe* need to go to bed. (she is child #2 of soon to be 4)

Part of it is not her fault in that she has *something* wrong in the bladder dept. We're actually scheduled to see a specialist later this week. I'm hoping it is fixable.
She *knows how* to use the toilet and *wants* to use it. But for some reason, and it's inconsistent, she has times where she needs to pee *very frequently* we are talking anywhere from every 5-20 mins. And drop to your knees hold yourself and cry urgent.
It's VERY hard to handle in public. And a diaper really is not the answer because she WANTS To control it not use a diaper.

but it's challenging when she's making this scene--even though it is NOT her fault.
And to top it off she is *very* tall for her age and talkative so people assume she is 4 rather than under 3.5

I am just relieved to finally have someone take it seriously after watching her go through this for a year. It's also pretty hard to take her anywhere as you never really know when this is going to happen.
(yes she's been tested for UTI and diabetes. not either.)

She's also extremely sweet though and tenderhearted...and I admit to some mama guilt that's finally going away about having her brother 21 months after her, I really felt it was too close.... but it's fine now and they love each other.

[laurabfig]

I voted for #1- but I think it is because her and I are so much alike!

[pianojazzgirl]

I only have 2 kids and I voted that #1 is the most difficult. Most of the conflict occurs because she's frustrated by her little brother and then lashes out. Of course ds has his difficult moments too. I guess it's not the dd is more difficult, just that recently they've been "fighting" a lot which means ds wanting to hug and love on dd and her getting frustrated and hitting. Everything goes in cycles though - they go through different stages where one is more challenging than the other (or they're equally challenging!).