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[quote=Anonymous]Age 3 *is* worse than age 2 in my experience in terms of parenting, dealing with the child's behavior issues, and discipline. It is just a more challenging developmental age for me personally, because they can get SO upset about the most insane things, and your expectations of them are higher than for a 2 year old who still is mostly a baby .... BUT speaking as someone who has three kids who are each two years apart, I still think that spacing kids three years apart is better for the parents (and maybe ultimately for the siblings, as my kids fight and bicker a LOT in ways that maybe they wouldn't if they were further apart). As other PPs have said, even with the craziness of age 3, at that age they are still more self-sufficient and able to be helpful than a 2 year old. They are more able to play alone for longer periods, to understand an infant's needs, to feel genuine affection toward a baby sibling, and of course, potty trained is great. [/quote]
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