Are your kids worse behaved when they are with other children and does it make you want to stop socialising?

Question

my kids are pretty ok when we're out just the three of us...me and two boys aged 4 and 2.5. BUT when they are with other kids (ie my friends kids) and it's worse anywhere indoors, they are soooo hyperactive they're like different children. I go out a lot with them so it's not like they're usually housebound. Just frustrated I guess and wondered if it's just me and mine. (Be kind please)

Answer 1

Depends on the kids they are with.  My nephew and my stepaunts son are pretty bad.  They come over acting horrible and are so disrespectful and have no manners at all.  When they come over my boys end up acting out most of the time.  If I have some others children over though or we go to their house my boys seem to behave just fine.  It just seems like with certain kids around my boys stop using their manners so i have to keep reminding them.

Answer 2

yes  mine are a bit like that. certain children seem to bring out the worst in them...i have one friends kids that i just hate visiting, she has completely different standards and parenting style to me and my kids seem to just play up more when hers are around.

and certainly when a load of kids get together, they are generally hyper, not particuarly naughty but certainly push the boundaries.

ive got to say though it does get better with age, mine are older now and whilst they still occasionally show off when other kids are there, they have learned to read the look on my face without me saying a word, when they are getting out of line.

Answer 3

what are your kids like when these same kids visit your home?

maybe there is an atmosphere at your friend's house which makes them believe they can act like heathens?  I'm not sure, but i suppose you could talk with the boys before your next visit and remind them to act like gentlemen, and no rough stuff (or whatever it is you tell them when you want them to try and behave).

heehee.. i just love kids!

Answer 4

All kids show off in front of others and dont listen to mum.

Its perfectly normal.

We all done it, dont you remember...!

I do...!

Answer 5

Not really, most of the time my kids actually step out of the equation when other kids are misbehaving, especially if the others are doing something that they know I don't like.  Sometmes my daughter even tells them they shouldn't be doing that.  When kids are throwing tantrums my kids actually look on with a look of disgust, like "what are you doing you muppet, don't you know that will get you nothing"  

However, there have been a few times, when they are with their muppetty cousins, who are older, they will follow what they do, usually though they are some kind of sugar rush, (as that is all the muppetty cousins eat) but a "OY" and a nod of the head with a bit of glare and they settle down pretty quick.  I think I am very lucky.  

My kids are 4 & 3.

Answer 6

i know what u mean. my son & daughter are just the same. when they get with their cousins they are completely different kids to the ones i know & i often wonder why they behave like that to or when visitors come over they go really stupid & will not listen, like theyre putting on a show.