Is it harder to raise boys or girls?

In my own opinion girls just seem easier to raise then boys, but when it comes to rasing them I guess it would all depend on how and where they were raised. It has been said that boys are harder to potty train and are sometimes more dependent then girls who seem to want o do everything themselves at a certain age. Talking from experience(seeing my family grow and my sibling children grow) I can vouch for the preteen thing. I used to keep my niece month at a time till 12 years of age then she just totoally changed and now we rarely get to spend time together. I have found that is the wya with my nephew also since he became a teen.

I only have a 2 year old daughter & a boy on the way but from what i've seen with my nieces & nephews i would tend to disagree - just based on that though! Especially with the hearing thing, as young babies, i've never noticed any difference with the hearing between my nieced & nephews - i'd have thought they were about equal there. My nieces are 5 & 3 (twins) but they NEVER listen, you can tell them something & they will give you such cheek & attitute, they also swear & ignore you so in that sense i'd have thought otherwise. My nephews are younger but they listen, they're both sweet little boys & will always do as they're told. The oldest niece i have is the worst for not listening, being rude or ignorant & to be honest, i don't think her brother will be the same. You don't get any chatting back or anything from them either. My little girl is going through her terrible 2's stage but i guess i'll have to wait & see what our son will be like when he's at this age too.

Oh wow I disagree with all of that! Or at least thats not how it is with my kids anyway...My son was the difficult preteen, my daughter was tougher to raise as a little one, both are confident BUT have their insecurities in some areas, my son is more of a ppl person and my daughter more of a loner BUT in spite of that she is very liked by everyone she meets...and both my kids are action packed LOL

I feel that neither is easier than the other, for the facts that you mentioned. Sure, boys are action oriented and they don't listen as well when they're young, but you have to deal with a little woman with plenty of attitude when your daughter hits puberty. Both are challenging, just at different times.

I think all children are different and the challenges of raising them are unique. However, I can't entirely dismiss the idea that boys and girls are different. Certainly, I think my girl is a lot more social than I would expect a boy to be. I could be wrong, thought, and I'd hate to stereotype a child.

I think boys are harder to raise than girls but not all.. There could be a higher percentage of boys harder to raise than girls. Boys tend to be so hyperactive and stubborn while girls are less. I have a 21month old son and I can totally say its hard to raise him but I love it.. I love playing with him, sleeping with him, walking with him. Its just that i've seen so many baby girls and they are more quiet and more behave than my little baby boy. But still, its case to case basis.

I have to disagree. The hearing thing is such a myth it isn't even funny, lol. I have two girls and one boy. All three are people-oriented although my second girl is a bit shy. My oldest and my boy are what you would call action-oriented. As to who is harder to raise. I have yet to see a difference although many people with boys tend to excuse their bad behavior with the old 'boys will be boys'. I also get asked to admit now that I have a boy that it is much harder to raise him. Sorry, I can't. I don't see a difference at all. I can see how girls can be a problem when they are teenagers and the monthly cycle kicks in. The hormone fluctuations even get to us adults, lol. My kids are not old enough for that yet anyway. Maybe I will change my opinion at that point. But thus far, I don't see a difference and I don't think the outcome should be different either. Girls will only be less confident and insecure if you raise them to be that way. Same for the boys. They will only be macho, if you raise them that way.

Hmmmm, I have a grown son, a grown step-son and five grandsons and they all have fine hearing, they just choose to pretend their deaf when they don't want to listen. My three daughters had the same situation specific hearing problems growing up so I don't agree that girls hear better than boys. As far as preteen behavior goes, I had problems with my son but also with my daughters to some degree, some more than the others, so I think that's just the nature of the developmental stage. Preteens and teens test their boundaries, they're supposed to. I think they're both equally hard (or not) to raise. It depends on the individual child and the specific child/parent relationship.

I think it harder to raise a girl at preteen or higher. Goin to be drama through out the all series. Now boys are hard sometimes or maybe more. But i think girl will be the hardest.

I have raised 5 boys. It has been 28years of scrapes, broken bones, sports and cars and a few girlfriends. In addition to that I raise 2 girls. It has only been 6 years of attitudes, back talk, and bad hair days.. I think girl are harder to raise. They seem a lot more stubborn, more manipulative and a lot more moody. I love them all but to me boys are just a lot easier.