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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some kids are so much worse at this than other. I have 3 and 2 largely did the right thing. But then that other one was the one that scribbled on the walls, threw things at the doors leaving marks, spilled drinks staining rugs, sneaked food out of the kitchen and got it on furniture, put hard to peel off stickers on furniture, flushed objects down the toilet, put pencils down the shower drain, and on and on. It's got better around 5-6. [/quote]

Did you supervise that one as that's absurd they are behaving that way.[/quote]

Well, this one has ADHD. Her mind works very differently. But I guess that's absurd to you.[/quote]

NP here. I also have 3 kids and my ADHD/ASD kid was so much more destructive than the other 2. A lot of the same stuff you mentioned like flushing things down the toilet and drawing on the walls. This was during COVID childcare shutdowns in particular when we really couldn’t supervise 24/7. Some kids really are tougher this way. [/quote]

The issue is not supervising and not kid proofing your house.  They should not have access to anything that they can use to write on the walls and locks on the toilet.[/quote]

You really don't get it. These kids can get into anything. Absolutely anything can be interesting or used in a way you never thought possible by these highly creative, curious, unstoppable kids. While they can be frustrating they are also very delightful too. It's not necessary to live in a barren prison because the walls might get marked up by shoes, fingernails, toys, food, or anything else you think you can absolutely control. Because you can't. You clean the mess up as you go and look forward to calmer days.[/quote]

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