As a Parent, which is more difficult to raise: a son or a daughter? and why?

Answer 1

Well, every kid has their own individual challenges regardless of gender. My boys are drastically different ~ one is quiet and shy, the other is extremely active, loud and boisterous. My daughter is somewhere in between, but sassy as all get-out! The biggest challenge with her is making my husband apply the rules equally to her. He lets her get away with stuff that he would NEVER allow the boys to do, and I have to remind him that she should be held to the same standard. So I guess my most difficult child to raise has been my husband! :-)

Answer 2

I guess if you were a mom then raising a daughter would be difficult. If you were a dad then raising a son would be difficult. teenager daughter would be a pain for mother because she would have been gone throught the same thing again and would have to live it again. But as a mom raising a son is a new experience. Opposites attract and likes repel...I wouldn't truely know, i'm not a mother and i'm just 15.

Answer 3

I raised my 2 god-children for 9 years. The oldest was a girl. The youngest was a boy. They were only 1 1/2 years apart. My thoughts are when they were young the girl was easy the boy was harder. As they got older the roll changed. When the boy was young he got into trouble a lot. The girl always wanted to please me. The girl always got good grades in school. The boy didn't do so well. The girl was shy. The boy was always the cut up. As they aged the girl went a little wild. The boy settled down some. When she turned about 12 she started thinking about boys. Her grades dropped. She started back talking me a lot more. Wouldn't clean up after her self and so on. The boy on the other hand. His grades started to get better. He kept his room clean. He almost always did what he was told. It was a major turn around for both of them. It seemed to happen over night. I don't think this happens to every ones children. Life is different for everyone. What I think is things change as the kids grow older. I hope this is helpful to you

Answer 4

Not being a parent myself, I don't know first-hand. However, I do read a lot and the most common answer I see to this question is a daughter. This is because the daughter will tend to be more emotional. A son may lean toward rebellion and try to hide it. A daughter will be very open about rejecting parental input. And it also depends if it is the mother or the father asking the question. Daughters tend to lean toward a mother's opinion. This being because they trust womanly advice. A father on the other hand may wonder why his daughter doesn't want to talk to him about certain "problems". Really it depends on what you are able to handle more. Rebellion or Rejection. In my eyes, a daughter would be the best choice. But this is because i prefer a challenge. Good luck with your decision making.

Answer 5

I have 4 girls and 2 boys I have 1 girl age 6 two age 4 one age 11 weeks boys are age 4 and 2 the boys are harder work than girls they are more demanding bad tempered you have to watch them as they will hit the other kids to get what they want more lazy if you dressed them they would just let you the girls don't want help they want to try to do things before asking for help

Answer 6

My daughter is not old enough for me to give expert advice, but I think boys are hardest while they are young (never sitting still, constant use of outside voices, destroying everything they touch) and girls are a breeze (if you can deal with the whine) then they change around puberty to the boys being a breeze and girls being unbearable.

Answer 7

well i have a 13 year old daughter and its not bad at all. we are close and she can talk to me about anything.
i see the ways boys act in public, throwing tantrums and yelling. no thank you. i think they need their little @sses paddled. in my 20's i use to do live in care for families and the boys were always the ones that were the worst, they were so damn wild, didn't like to listen etc.
what really drives me nuts is to see these idiot parents cutting deals with their kids just to get them to behave. that's bullsh!t. they say things like if you be good I'll get you some ice cream. what the hell is that? the kids should behave anyway, i would not be cutting deals w/ a child. i would tell him flat out behave or I'll paddle your @ss, no ifs ands or buts about it.

Answer 8

a daughter is harder to raise because you have to worry about them starting their periods and bringing boyfriends home or getting pregnant at an early age and throwing thier dreams and hopes out the door before they even get started with their own lives. as to a boy you dont have to worry about them getting pregnant. the only thing you have to worry about is them getting a young woman pregnant and even so you can always get a paternity test done to prove it.

Answer 9

Raising a child is difficult whether boy or girl. In my view girls are easier

Answer 10

I have 3 daughters and one son, so far its been a cake walk with my son and nothing but drama with my daughters.