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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP we just experienced similar - it was a lot and I was wiped out. The reality is that they rile each other up and basically all revert to the level of the most disorderly kid. We've had various pairings of the kids over before and it's been fine. All together it was craziness.

Honestly I think depending on the # of kids, having just the 2 parents of the bday kid is not enough. It's almost a throwback to preschool era where you need a couple more hands on deck or ideally the parent of some of the poorly behaved kids to stay.

Gender is part of it, choice of activity matters a ton, but the number of kids (and ratio with adults) is simply a big part as well.[/quote]

OP here and this was largely it. It was a group of 7. They've all been in our home or at activities with us before,  but usually no more than 3 at time. To be clear,  these are good kids.  They aren't disrespectful or intentionally disruptive/ destructive. They are "well-parented" for whatever that means.  They even respond "ok" to redirection,  but the amount of redirection they need and the impulsiveness is off the charts.

One minor example: when we got to our location and got out the cars, they just took off running in a busy parking lot. They didn't even know where they running to... just a mass of 3rd graders sprinting into a heads-on collision with a SUV.  My son has never ran in a parking lot and I know the others know better.  But together they turned into wild pack animals.  I'm joking (mostly) don't come at me for that phrasing.[/quote]

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