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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just ending a week of spring break, the longest week of my life. I have those kind of boys that just move constantly, speeding by me or throwing a ball at something, never walking and always running. I feel like my nervous system is shot after spending an entire week with them. I can't even get my kids into time out when they do something wrong because they run away so fast and I can't catch them. The 8 year old just peed in the front walkway to the house instead of using the toilet. When they do use the toilet there's urine everywhere. Everything is a butt cheek joke or poop. I look longingly at those people with kids who are calm and clean up after themselves, or can go to a store with them without running around like lunatics, or who can sit and say, do art or play chess. Currently writing this locked in my room for five minutes of a break before I hassle them to put on their pajamas which is an entire uphill battle.[/quote]

Sounds like they need to be outside running in the park.  At this age I had to take my wild boy who was merely acting like a boy to cabin John park for hours a day. He would run and swing and slide much longer than I would like.  There is no way he would sit and play cheese.  Kids also need structure on break.  A schedule. Parent the kids you have not the ones you want to have.  [/quote]

Pp.  also kids can sense your energy.  If they know you are about to lose it and that you’re freaked out it can fuel them.   Don’t have them for an entire week next time if you can help it.  Let them go to aftercare or day care for half a day for 3 days or have a sitter come in then to help so you can take a break.  [/quote]

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