Anyone else here have a problem with this? I have two kids who are 20 months and almost 7. I don't normally do well with chaos, screaming and often that is what is going on. My oldest has adhd so she is really hyper and usually loud which doesn't help things.
Some examples of difficult situations:
I'm cooking supper and they are at the kitchen table watching cartoons on my laptop. I'm keeping an eye on my toddler who likes to climb the table and I hear from my oldest "R is on the table! R is touching the laptop! R is turning off the video! (when she isn't even touching the laptop, she is just close to it so my oldest thinks she is going to touch it) on and on she yells constantly.
Another situation would be when my oldest is talking non stop about something she wants to tell me and my youngest is crying because she wants out of her highchair. I try to keep my youngest occupied in the chair because as soon as she comes out she is climbing the kitchen table, grabbing things she shouldn't be, just basically into everything. So the constant talking from my oldest and screaming from my toddler is just way too much.
We went out earlier to Walmart (had to take the bus since I don't drive) and it was a nightmare and I came home frustrated and stressed. I put my toddler in the playpen in the livingroom and turned on some cartoons while I make lunch but that didn't last long until she was screaming. I stuck some headphones in my ear with calming music because my anxiety has me on the verge of blowing up.
Advice?