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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here. The activity was like a historic village, sort of an pioneer/old west town. My brother said two of my nieces are really into history. [/quote]

No shade intended, but I have a hard time imagining tweens, especially the older two, being into visiting a historic village. I can see them enjoying one activity or one experience at the sight, but three hours is a [i]long[/i] time to walk around a pioneer town. I don't think their behavior would have been any different if they were tween boys.

Look, with your toddlers, you're used to dragging them along to whatever activity you've chosen, but older kids are going to have opinions. Maybe next time, you give them a choice or ask for their input. Also, instead of having all three of them over for a weekend, you could invite one at a time. They'll be easier to manage and won't feed off each other's energy. They'd likely enjoy having time away from their sibs at your home.

As others have suggested, I think it would have gone over better if you had handed each kid $20 and let them spend it however they wanted at the store. Again, they're not toddlers. Let them make some choices but set limits.

Some of the behaviors you mentioned would wear on my nerves, but rather than letting it annoy me or speculating about their intentions, I would set boundaries when necessary. And I'd talk to them like I would anyone else, for example, "Why do you keep asking me about the phone?" I actually love the older kid/tween years. They're interesting people at that age, and they can usually articulate their thoughts and feelings pretty easily if you engage them. [/quote]

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