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I loved the parenting stage when my eldest DD turned 4! I think she was most difficult at 2 and 3. She still had some tantrums at 4, but only a handful of bad ones that I currently remember. She's 7 now, and has been an overall delight the past 3 years. Some pre-teen emotional issues are starting to emerge though...

My son just turned 4 and I was hoping we'd see some improvement in his behavior. *sigh* He's been somewhat difficult since he was 18 months but the 2's and 3's were definitely some dark times with blatant defiance, him ignoring our rules, not being gentle with his younger brother, and being super needy! I'm hoping as 4 continues, things get better because he can understand reasoning more...crossing fingers!

4's weren't bad for DS but the 5's were really challenging

I only have a son, but so far, his 4s have been better than his 3s.

I really don't think it has anything to do with sex, though, I don't buy into those stereotypes.

4 has been pretty sucky for my DD and DS

Our boys were a handful at 4. One of my co-workers (who I generally look to for child rearing advice; her son is 19 now) has said that prepubescent boys are such a handful, teenage boys are pretty easy.

Now, I get that is just one opinion, but everything she's told me so far is true and I want to believe her for our teenage years with 3 boys.