Maybe Allin murdered his son. Who knows and I don't care. Maybe allin should do himself in too. At least that would destroy that pest.

for me it was last year, when i had to turn off my 55 year old son's life support,, life not supposed to be like that, should have been the other way around,,,

Teenagers, by far worse than any tantrum or sleepless nights when they were babies.

Kids would not be so much trouble if parents learnt how to control them more. As for teens being trouble, just don't let them become that way. Your sups to be the parent so have rules. Discipline is very important.Edited 14-Jun-23 22:44pm

I'm still in recovery, mine's turning 30 this year , bless his little cotton socks..

Teenagers 16-18

The most challenging age goup is the adult year when you no longer wipe their noses pick them up from school take them to parties or buy their clothes and cook their food. You finally have to let them go their own way You have to smile and help them move out and onto their new life away from home. You have to realise that these beings that have been part of you for more than 18 years are now able to look after themselves and you are now only a small part of their growning world.

No opinion, not a parent, wasn't able to have any.

I’m not a parent, the whole thing frightened me too much

I have 3 children, 2 boys and a girl, all are quite different with different temperaments. One was no trouble at all, one had dramas at a couple of different stages but one has always been a drama queen and now calls me with his problems with his children.

My dear aunt told me: small children, small problems. Big children, big problems. I think all ages of children present a challenge and it is up to us as parents and caregivers to support and find solutions. When your kids are adults and parents themselves, you look back at they years they were babies and little kids, you wish you could go back and you would forgive them anything! We need to work out what is causing the unacceptable behaviour and find a solution that doesn't harm the child and is a learning curve for the parent. I love being a grandma, everything is so clear now.

I never had any problems Sure there are many changes but I always talked to my children & trusted them .I told them as much as I could & that we had standards & boundaries & we loved them & they could always come to us with anything

As soon as they start to argue with you and get mouthy which for me was around the age of 12 but not all my boys were like that just the oldest and the youngest,the middle one was as placid and calm as can be.

Every one of them. Every child is different. Unique challenges all the time.

I was a teacher's aid for about 3 years, and I worked in every level of school, from preschool to high school, and I can honestly say it was the middle school children that were the hardest with which to work! Little ones could more easily be taught, and the high school kids were growing up, but those middle school kiddos...what a handful! LOL! ;-D

To be honest I think when they are teens - probably 15-16 years old. Before that you more or less have control of them. That is what I found anyway.

Early teens!

every year,every day, every hour,every child you have is sooooo different, i have 4. all families are different. this makes the world go round.

just wait a while, as they get older the frustrations and difficulties increase.

Has to be young teen age girls ... I used to have hair on my head until my daughter turned 13 !!!

zero to 80 years old

2 and 13, See when your sweet baby turns about 13 aliens come and take that baby away and leave its evil clone and you don't get your baby back until it has babies of its own. Overnight you are the enemy and your child's evil clone is on a seek and destroy the enemy mission.

2 to 4 is challenging for me, after that 13 to 18; most challenging years with their hormonal changes and growing up, most incredible and creative ideas and socially riotous. Refusing to accept lot of advice parents are giving and believing in their friends and outsiders. It’s so hard to get them back to right track until about 20-21. I found children get more sensible in these years, knowing their beliefs arr not the best. I find them more listening to parents, slowing down of their riotous behaviours. Parents are blessed and relieved.😳😊😑😒😔😗😁😍❤️👍✌️👌

Female teenager.

2

I never had kids so I cannot comment. I suspect all age groups have their own unique challenges.

It has to be the teenage years, you can’t reason with them unless they want something. When they get their licences it’s the not sleeping until they get home.

Any time between 2 and 19. They are a real challenge. But we still love them

I found the teenage age years the most testing but you never stop worrying and caring ! You can only give advice when they are older and hope they understand that they don't always know everything and sometimes mum and dad do know about things( from lived experience)

Depends on the child, I found cutting the apron strings the hardest, especially when they live so far away, and I have seen the for three days in three years, due to work commitments and there own lives to live

Every age is challenging

It depends on the child, so it is impossible to generalise. However, at no point in their lives do your children leave you free of concern and even worry.

I only have a stepson who was a terror at 13 plus. I told him IF I did half of the things you are doing I would be still standing up and unable to sit. My father was strict and I think it goes back to his fathers time in Denmark. Very strict times so I have been told. Same as with my grandfather ( mum side) he was very strict so goes back to Scotland times so I was caught in between the 2 cultures. As for me I am a softy and can’t even rouse on my 2 grandkids if naughty.

The mid 30's when they returned home to live because they could not afford to live by themselves. That was now 18 years ago and they are still here with their spouses.

16 to 18, they can be a real pain in the butt

As a single parent, puberty and teenagers… by age 17 the boy’s we’re working and had a new found respect for their mother!

The teenage years can be a challenge...

from 13 on

The younger children need the most care and attention but middle and high school children make you worry more! Also, they keep you busy with all their school and community activities!

Terrible three

Birth till 25 years

Children were put on this earth as retaliation for all the horrible things we did to our parents/care givers.

Each phase has its own raft of challenge bed tbh - just enjoy your children and do the best you can. Never be to proud to ask for support if needed

All ages

Since I've never had children, I don't feel that I can weigh in.

Teenage boys - teenage girls!

teenagers

each age and stage has it's own challenges, support from family and friends is important for the parents. The child needs love and boundaries which depending on the age of the child differs in relation to the boundaries.

None of them

Each child is an individual so time varies, but I wouldn't say I found any age to be any trouble as we involved ourselves with our children and what they were doing in their lives. They knew if they had a problem they could come to us at any time. Edited 14-Jun-23 08:32am

NONE

NONE

need a good mother for every age

I have both a 4-year-old boy who thinks he is 21 and a 13-year-old girl who is headstrong also have a 6-year-old autistic boy who's terrific, and the 13-year-old thinks she knows it all as most do, she got a part-time job and doing really well learning the violin, unfortunately, it's the other subjects at school that are suffering at the expense of her job and lessons, hence a war between mum n daughter is developing, but I gotta go with the 4-year-old he is one tough cooky he doesn't like doing what 4-year-olds like to do he is a quick learner with a quick temper and wants to be an adult now he is red cordial on heat, he wakes and he goes, and he goes and he goes, I am sure he will do really well in life but I am sure he will one day be the reason my stress levels explode

All children have their own personalities, hence what is the most challenging for one at say 3 years or teens can be easy for another at same age.

Kids and Teenagers

Teenagers

from day 1 until they are no longer children, whenever that might be

never a dull moment raising children, and to me there is no set age, right from when babies were born, you will have good times and bad time, memories are created, until they leave home to create their own family. I am sure you all know that we are all not immune.

Teenagers!!

never stop being a parent. Guess the children find us challenging sometimes

AW, THE TEENAGE YEAR'S BUT GOSH NEVER WITH MY SON'S A PROBLEM, JUST RESPECTFUL,CARING AND FUN TO BE AROUND..

never had children, although happily married for over four decades

I have to say 10 and to age 16 are just difficult and I had to learn how to bite my lip a lot. But I am glad because I learned how and I have a mostly well rounded adult male.. Again good day all.

Terrible 2s

Teenage years,

Teenage years would probably be the most challenging years.

i think the teenage years

I think the ages between 13 and 19 years of age would be more difficult to handle.

The early teens for girls. Lots of drama! Lol

Not a parent

Never been a parent (aka no kids) - LUCKY ME :-))!

Our boys are 9 and 7. Toughest times ahead.

Definitely the first 12 weeks. Where you walk around in a daze with vomit in your hair, and milk spraying out of your boobs, with a “ thing” that refuses to close its eyes after 6pm at night.

For myself there were/are many challenging age groups. From both of us crying as I held my week-old daughter because I couldn't figure out what she wanted, to my two-year old second daughter who wanted to bite and spit and sass, to my 7-year old son being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and having to teach him this is a lifelong ritual of poking and not going away just because we're not in the hospital any longer, to my worrying about my second son riding his bicycle along a busy highway to get to work and him being forced off the road by people who drive too close and/or yell at him to get off their streets. My oldest is so involved in helping careers and always doing something dangerous (volunteer firefighter right now when she's not answering 911 calls). They get sick. They get in bad relationships. Any time your child is hurting, scared, making a tough decision, etc. is a challenging time for you as a parent. My children now range in age from 30 (today) up to 42. Every day I wonder if they're doing okay. When I know they're going through something, I often have to stand back and watch them go through it. If I can help I do. If I can't, sometimes all I can do is pray and wait it out. So, the challenging times never go away; they just change through the years as situations arise. But, we get through and we'll get through the next one:)

Any age group : ((

Each stage has it's challenges. New borns are hard as Mum is getting over the birth physically and hormones are trying to get back to normal. I only ever had one toddler with the terrible 2's but got through that quickly by not making it a big deal i.e. walking away etc. The next few years were OK but the teens came. The boys were great but the daughter (the terrible toddler) sent my hair grey. I was always told it is just a stage they are going through but I wondered when they were going to stop going through these stages.

Little children, little problems. Big children, big problems.Edited 14-Jun-23 00:20am

Why are there always so many parental questions on here? Very boring when your not a parent. Cannot really say as not being a parent. Any age group can be difficult. It depends on the child themselves. Some toddlers are terrible, whilst some kids are angels . Some teens are well behaved and some not. I can only go by my childhood and my nephews and nieces, and others that I knew growing up. I was mostly a well behaved kid growing up, wasn't allowed to do just everything I wanted. I was put in my place otherwise by mum and sometimes dad. I was told I was a very quite baby, but have no memory of that. Lol I was also fairly quiet around older adults, as a kid, but felt more comfortable with kids my own age or younger. One uncle use to call me a mouse, and I would hide away when he came to visit, but I was only about 4 to 6, so I was still learning. Bit different from my other siblings. Edited 14-Jun-23 00:24am

Teenagers. The moodiness.

TO ME WAS THE TEENAGE GROUP THEY KNOW EVE😀RY THING