In the last week, I have finally come to the realization that parenting two children is tough and challenging. It’s like we have to come up with new rules, solutions, and discipline as we go. I have been reading articles on various parenting sites, reading information from books, and just talking about parenting with the hubs. We really didn’t think it was going to be this hard and now we know that it is not easy. It is downright frustrating sometimes! I’m going to be honest and say my life as a mommy was much easier when I only had one child. Parenting two children is so much harder than one. I couldn’t even imagine having more than two!

At present, the 5 year old is having trouble listening and going by our rules. He is constantly wanting to negotiate and the 21 month old is just very needy!

We have two boys and they are 3 years apart. One is 5 years old and the other is 21 months. They are not on the same level obviously so it is difficult to divide time up and do things with them that they both like at the same time. The 21 month old commands a lot of attention from me and as of late the 5 year old has begun to be a little clingier as well. It seems like the boys are total opposites of each other but the 21 month old wants to hang around with his big brother at all times. However, big brother doesn’t want the baby around him when he is playing alone which creates a LOT of conflict as one would imagine. It seems as though there is a little bit of sibling rivalry going on. Don’t get me wrong, my two boys love each other and the oldest is very helpful to his brother but some days they just don’t get along.

Does anyone have a solution or a parenting book that has helped them? I’m all for any book as long as it promotes positive parenting and no spanking! Or even just any advice to make it just a little bit less frustrating?

I love my boys more than anything and I spend as much time with them as I possibly can. I am a stay at home mom but I am also a work at home mom so I’m sure part of the problem also lies in my finding ways to balance all of these roles and being able to give my boys all the attention they need. So in all there are many issues to consider..LOL…