I have 4 children: 15, 10, 9 and 6
I am living in a different country than the dad/ my husband- but he calls too regularly and skypes (just for some background). It has a been a rough marraige and now i moved to the US for school. There are all sorts of discipline / behavior issues and i am tired. I don't know if i want ideas of what can work or just a pep talk--

concerns: messiness, roughhousing, talking back, bickering with siblings etc

I know much could be worse, but i don't like the trend. I know I need to calm down and find ways to pick my battles. I tend to run the mouth- allow my frustration to show. Not a good move, Elaine!

thanks all