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Posted: 03 February 2010 at 5:29pm | IP Logged

I am new to this so bear with me.  They need to name a new area as GrandMadMums...   :) 

We have two 2-year olds living with us at this time.  One we have temporarily taken custody of.  Both of them are as sweet as can be and I have raised 3 kids of my own but now that I'm older of course I find myself a bit out of touch.  I work full-time and grandpa watches them during the day.  Both kids have energy to just fill up the moon but when together they just feed off each other.  One is a girl and other is a boy and you can certainly tell the difference.  The boy is so active and needs constant redirection at times.  He is a sweetie but needs so much love.  I believe its too early to have him tested for adhd or one of the other issues that seem to plague many these days.  We watch the sugar amounts we give him but you cannot give him water all the time.  We try to do sugar free and watered down juices as well as milk.  From the time they wake they are on the go and always into something,need ideas as to what we can do with the two of them together to help quiet down the chaos that goes on from morning to bedtime at nite.  Or am I asking for a bit too much because of their age?  The girl is good at coloring, helping out but put him in the mix all h      breaks out.