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I am taking my 4 girls ages 7, 5 y/o twins and 1 we are driving from sacramento to las vegas with all the stops we might have to take it could be up to 15 hours i have switching off drivers so i have all the time with the kids we are leavving around 5pm and the kids will be going to bed around 8 or 9 plus we will have dinner on the RV any tips if they cant sleep on the RV or what to do so they wont get bored? THANKS!
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LOTS of games, toys, books, and activities are a MUST. Growing up with 3 girls and 1 boy trust me long trips are easier with something to be entertained by. Also bring plenty dvds and dvd player helps when they are tired but bored. Possible bring easy foods everyone could make together for more fun? If they cant sleep soft music or a movie should put any kid to sleep
LOTS of games, toys, books, and activities are a MUST. Growing up with 3 girls and 1 boy trust me long trips are easier with something to be entertained by. Also bring plenty dvds and dvd player helps when they are tired but bored. Possible bring easy foods everyone could make together for more fun? If they cant sleep soft music or a movie should put any kid to sleep
Differences between boys and girls...?
I was discussing this with my brothers partner today as they have two children. A boy (8 years old) and a girl (2 years old).
I haven't been around many children but just from what me and her have observed from them and others we came up with a few differences between them. I want to know if anyone else has noticed these things?
Boys
â Calmer, able to settle down more, don't always have to be doing something but can sit and relax.
â Less likely to share.
â More able to be reasoned with.
â Throw dramatic tantrums with crying and arms waving.
â More affectionate and able to be 'babied' more.
Girls
â Are always 'busy', need to be doing something all the time.
â Get the idea of 'sharing' a lot quicker and are really happy to do it.
â Their tantrums are often 'silent' tantrums. They will go into a huff or do things to manipulate. One time, my niece didn't want to eat an orange, my nephew would have been crying and fighting, she picked it up and dropped it on the ground very calmly all the while looking my brother dead in the eyes.
â They will hug you and let you fawn over them but seek independence a lot quicker.
Again, just my observations on a very small sample of children. Anyone else notice this or can think of any other marked differences between them?
Perhaps i should clarify... well no child is calm all the time or throwing tantrums all the time... they're children, not robots.
When they aren't throwing tantrums, they are calm whereas girls always seem to be busy...
Amsam - care to share some?
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Jen I have 4 kids and I will tell you there are definitely some differences between boys and girls. I do not agree with some of the things you have mentioned but that does not discount the fact it is your observances about the children you are talking about. I really do think birth order and parenting plays a significant role more so than sex maybe.
My observances the first time I stepped foot in the headstart classroom were funny. The boys were literally fighting over a toy...elbows, fist and hands going. One the winner got the toy a little girl came along and wanted it. She grabbed for it and he pulled back...then she let out a SHRILL squeal. He dropped it immediately and ran away! I found this hilarious and very typical. Boys will resort to physical means whereas girls resort to verbal. Had the fight been between 2 girls you would have heard bartering, arguing and shrieking and crying. But confront a tuff little boy with a shrieking girl and he gives in (not much changes with age lol) So in conflict boys resort to physical means moreso and girls to verbal.
Boys tend to be more tactile, hands on. You can always see wheels turning with boys. They like to destroy things and figure out how things work. Girls are chatterboxes, they want to talk about stuff haha. More role playing with girls. Much more drama with girls.
I find boys to be far more busy and into things. I have 3 sons. To get them to sit through a movie is like pulling teeth. My daughter had more of the ability and self control to simply relax. She would do quiet activities like color, set up her barnyard, crafts etc. My boys idea of fun is peeing on the cats outside from an upstairs window or stringing a 5 gal bucket from a swingset and swinging in it. To get them to sit and do a quiet activity of an any sorts just wasn't gonna happen. My boys keep me on my toes. The things they come up with is never ending around here.
Girls do seem to seek that higher independence at a younger age. Whereas boys tend to have a need to be coddled much more. All my kids are snuggly etc but my sons demand it far more. I think girls can be reasoned with much easier and demand an explanation as to the whys of things. If given a reason they can associate with it will all be ok. My boys could care less as to why...who cares if it will break? haha. But an explanation such as "because you will get a spanking" seems to do the trick!
Tantrums is a horse a piece. Yes, girls can be more manipulative and cunning. I think boys are simply not as much in touch with their emotional selves as girls are. They blow up and its over.
Overall during the grade school years I would say girls are by far easier in a sense. Boys a bit more difficult because of their rough, rowdy yet needy ways. This changes my highschool. Boys tested those boundaries as children and by the time they reach their teen years are more go with the flow, the needyness wears off. Girls on the other hand can become more challenging to authority (mother lol) etc. They become more needy, more sensitive yet maintain a very independent stance. It almost seems as a role reversal switches as they go through puberty. Hope I helped!
Jen I have 4 kids and I will tell you there are definitely some differences between boys and girls. I do not agree with some of the things you have mentioned but that does not discount the fact it is your observances about the children you are talking about. I really do think birth order and parenting plays a significant role more so than sex maybe.
My observances the first time I stepped foot in the headstart classroom were funny. The boys were literally fighting over a toy...elbows, fist and hands going. One the winner got the toy a little girl came along and wanted it. She grabbed for it and he pulled back...then she let out a SHRILL squeal. He dropped it immediately and ran away! I found this hilarious and very typical. Boys will resort to physical means whereas girls resort to verbal. Had the fight been between 2 girls you would have heard bartering, arguing and shrieking and crying. But confront a tuff little boy with a shrieking girl and he gives in (not much changes with age lol) So in conflict boys resort to physical means moreso and girls to verbal.
Boys tend to be more tactile, hands on. You can always see wheels turning with boys. They like to destroy things and figure out how things work. Girls are chatterboxes, they want to talk about stuff haha. More role playing with girls. Much more drama with girls.
I find boys to be far more busy and into things. I have 3 sons. To get them to sit through a movie is like pulling teeth. My daughter had more of the ability and self control to simply relax. She would do quiet activities like color, set up her barnyard, crafts etc. My boys idea of fun is peeing on the cats outside from an upstairs window or stringing a 5 gal bucket from a swingset and swinging in it. To get them to sit and do a quiet activity of an any sorts just wasn't gonna happen. My boys keep me on my toes. The things they come up with is never ending around here.
Girls do seem to seek that higher independence at a younger age. Whereas boys tend to have a need to be coddled much more. All my kids are snuggly etc but my sons demand it far more. I think girls can be reasoned with much easier and demand an explanation as to the whys of things. If given a reason they can associate with it will all be ok. My boys could care less as to why...who cares if it will break? haha. But an explanation such as "because you will get a spanking" seems to do the trick!
Tantrums is a horse a piece. Yes, girls can be more manipulative and cunning. I think boys are simply not as much in touch with their emotional selves as girls are. They blow up and its over.
Overall during the grade school years I would say girls are by far easier in a sense. Boys a bit more difficult because of their rough, rowdy yet needy ways. This changes my highschool. Boys tested those boundaries as children and by the time they reach their teen years are more go with the flow, the needyness wears off. Girls on the other hand can become more challenging to authority (mother lol) etc. They become more needy, more sensitive yet maintain a very independent stance. It almost seems as a role reversal switches as they go through puberty. Hope I helped!
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