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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are they both boys? I know it isn't PC to say, but unless you get really really lucky, parenting young boys is more of grind than young girls. Or maybe there are fewer redeeming moments. [/quote]

My boy was incredibly challenging from 4-8. He is almost ten now and still has his moments but he has matured out of so much. He is very intense and it took years for him to be able to deal with transitions, handle negative emotions with some grace, etc. Defiant, willful, persistent all describe him. He used to get so mad he would destroy things in the house, he once ripped out a bunch of my garden…I could go on. Keep in mind this is a kid with no special needs, top of his class, never gets in trouble outside of the home, teachers have glowing things to say. And he is super verbal and actually talks about his emotions more than most boys I have met. Yet even so he just had such a hard time controlling his temper for those years. We did therapy from 8-9 or so and that helped. I came to understand he is both highly intelligent and also anxious, and anger is the most common way anxiety gets expressed in kids, especially boys. Anyway, it was hard as hell. Hang in there, each year gets a bit easier, I promise.[/quote]

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