Living with boys, is this normal?

[GardenStream]

I am one of 3 girls and DH is an only child. Our house is crazy. I always have 2 little boys running from one room to the next. I could very easily be tripped by a run away tractor or beamed in the side of the head with a playsilk ball at any moment. They are running, screaming, yelling, tackling, laughing 90% of their awake hours. Is this normal behavior for boys or am I living with 2 wild monkeys?

As I type this they are running circles around me because one took the toy away from the other one and they're laughing like hyenas.

[2xy]

Sounds normal to me.

[Alyantavid]

Normal. My kids are loud. They play loud, they argue loud. My youngest thinks he must drive a car or some other toy around and around in the kitchen while I'm cooking dinner. They don't walk, they run. They wrestle non-stop, they bicker, they laugh hysterically. They come up with these intricate "tracks" for anything that have to take up an entire room.

Mine just have a ton of energy and everything must be done at full-speed and as loud as possible.

[SubliminalDarkness]

Oh, so SO normal. I long for peace and quiet. I am desperate for it.

[reezley]

Normal for us, 3.5 and almost-6. Most of the time, they are running around, talking and talking about whatever pretend thing or game or rules they're making up, jumping on each other, building piles of blankets and pillows to jump on or live in or make into a spaceship, or just simply running or dancing and yelling or singing or talking. Like throughout all my typing this has been going on. Oh, I hear a quiet moment right now. So the quiet moments do happen, but they're brief! I'm also one of three girls in my family, we did not play like this all the time, as far as I remember. We certainly never jumped on each other.

[SeekingJoy]

I have one boy and one girl. Totally normal.

[dantesmama]

Totally normal! I have three of 'em and I'm still adjusting to the crazy level of noise and activity in our house.

[journeymom]

Totally normal. But that doesn't mean there's something wrong with you if your nerves are getting fried. That would wear anyone out. Don't put yourself at the bottom of the priority list. Find ways to get breaks.

[BeanyMama]

Another chime for totally normal

[~PurityLake~]

Originally Posted by atobols

I am one of 3 girls and DH is an only child. Our house is crazy. I always have 2 little boys running from one room to the next. I could very easily be tripped by a run away tractor or beamed in the side of the head with a playsilk ball at any moment. They are running, screaming, yelling, tackling, laughing 90% of their awake hours. Is this normal behavior for boys or am I living with 2 wild monkeys?

As I type this they are running circles around me because one took the toy away from the other one and they're laughing like hyenas.

Born 2006 and 2008? That makes them 2 and 4 years old. Their behavior has nothing to do with the penis hanging between their legs, it's their age.

[Learning_Mum]

Well, I don't know if it's normal but I do know I have a 2yo and a 5yo and oh! The running, screaming, tackling, wrestling, throwing...... it drives me insane ALOT!

It's good to know I'm not alone!

[cappuccinosmom]

IMO, the energy and physicality is totally normal. Also the do-before-thinking and the why-talk-when-you-can-yell.



We have friends who have little girls about my son's ages. And they are very loud, very active girls (their daddy is a very loud, very active personality). However, there is still a major difference in the way the boys and girls play even when they are playing well together, which is normal for our two families. It's really interesting to watch, actually.

I do not permit my boys to run circles around me though. If they want to run in circles, yell, tumble, run into things....I toss them outside. In the winter, I set them up with Wii Fit. If all else fails, I have them channel that energy into jumping jacks, indoor races, a little good hard work, etc. The energy is normal and natural, but I refuse to let them become an overruning horde, so we are working on channeling that energy rather than just venting it randomly and constantly.

[phathui5]

Three boys, one girl here.

Yes, it sounds pretty normal. I will say though, that like the previous poster, I don't let our boys run around in the house so much. Weather permitting, I send them outdoors. If the weather is terrible, I do let them run around upstairs, but not on the first floor.

[confustication]

Normal here. My oldest is a girl and is not nearly as rambunctious as the little boys.

The boys... oh my! They are still only toddlers but they LIVE to climb/wrestle/throw well- you know all the stuff! It's fun, but SO MUCH ENERGY.

[~PurityLake~]

Originally Posted by cappuccinosmom

I do not permit my boys to run circles around me though. If they want to run in circles, yell, tumble, run into things....I toss them outside. In the winter, I set them up with Wii Fit. If all else fails, I have them channel that energy into jumping jacks, indoor races, a little good hard work, etc. The energy is normal and natural, but I refuse to let them become an overruning horde, so we are working on channeling that energy rather than just venting it randomly and constantly.

This is similar to what I do here, too, for the same reasons you have.

[Drummer's Wife]

I have three boys, and they are full of energy! Early evening is the wildest time. So, yeah - normal.

[Mackenzie]

that is all normal as I now know it... le sigh...


Someone here loooong ago had in their sig this:


Boy, n.: a noise with dirt on it.


It is an accurate definition.

[elmh23]

Normal. My boys are 3 and 7 months and it's already starting to get hectic. Though, I gotta say that often their 5-year-old sister is the ring leader! It's so much quieter when she's at school!

[ssh]

I think it's more of a temperament issue than a gender one. It is completely normal behavior though. My almost 5 year old DD is very high energy too. At least all that activity is good for their bodies. Playing in the snow for a few hours tends to make my DD quieter at night. Sometimes I stay up alone at night for awhile just to enjoy the silence.

[homemademom]

I have two boys, but my oldest is 10 and pretty mellow. The two year old, though. Hoo boy! He wears me out. We participate in a little joy school co-op with 4 boys and 2 girls, all ages 2-3. Well, the boys are CA-RAZY when they get together. They egg each other on and just think it's so hilarious to be silly with each other. The girls are just quiet and like to color or play with dolls or in the kitchen. It makes me laugh. I also have two girls, and while they're not as quiet as the joy school girls, they interact very differently than little boys do.

In any case, I agree with some of the pps. When my kids are being wild, they either go outside of to the playroom.