Which is harder to raise, boys or girls?

Question

I'm a single father of a twelve year old and an eleven year one; both girls. I never wanted a boy, because I was raised around more woman that men, but it seems I always have to find them some thing to do where as boys can find themselves something to do. Do you have this problem with your girls?

Answer 1

i have 2 girls and 1 boy, and what i have noticed is my boy can entertain himself, and my girls need more attention. my girls HAVE to be around me and watch tv with me, when my boy is always in his room. So my opinion is YES girls are a little more special.And its good to have all of daddy's attention that way when they grow up the have alot of self confidence and no one will be good enough.

Answer 2

We have 3 boys. The boys are very independent even the youngest who is only 11. They are all able to occupy themselves with something individually or together. However a year ago we took in a girl. She is emotionally very needy and requires alot of attention and won't do anything by herself. We have to encourage her to do things and she will and then return right back to the boys. She also cries and that drives me crazy but I have been told that girls do that and it doesn't mean it's serious.
Sports seems to be the best way to get her involved in activity. It requires her to go to practices and games. Maybe you could involve your girls in soccer or softball or city cheerleading. I was the opposite. I never wanted girls ; I loved that I had boys. They are not without some challenges such as thinking they are men and not liking be told what to do but they are by far much easier to raise than the girl. Good Luck!

Answer 3

I think boys are harder to raise because of their roughness and girls are easier because they're mainly the ones who will obey. I don't have children but I am a girl, and of course, I was once a child. I usually found somthing to do but if I was bored, I couldn't. Maybe that's the problem for your kids.

Answer 4

Girls, oh my

I have 2 of each, the boys may seem to be a problem at times, but girls engage issues far more difficult than boys could ever bring.

Answer 5

We have 3 boys and 2 girls. It is much harder to raise girls. Only because in their teenage years their is more issues like dating.....girls tend to be more emotional as well.

Answer 6

I don't really know the answer to your question, because I have two girls, and no boys. But if it makes a difference my husband always says it doesn't matter, that if you have girls you want to kill someones boys, but if you had boys someones father would be wanting to kill them.

Answer 7

Boys are way way harder to raise. Girls are so good and they just play with toys but boys get into everything and are rough.

Answer 8

I have 2 girls and my sister has 2 boys......

My girls are not angels but are alot easier to control than the boys.

My nephews are so rough and tumble, just typical loud noisey boys!

Hmm im not sure which is easier, I say girls because that's what im used to.....but my girls can be awfully demanding, and the cat fighting and bickering between them sometimes just drives me insane!....lol

Answer 9

i think its cause your a single father, if it was a mother in the same situation, she may like planning out things she would like her daughters to do. But it all depends on the kids, or else you could just go with the stereotypical thinking

Answer 10

no i dont and im on my 4th girl i have 1 boy and i would have a million girls to my one boy. my son is selfish and always has to be entertained. my girls who are 8,7 and 14 months are independant and can entertain them selves. just my opinion but yet i havent hit the puberty stage yet either.