It's such a conundrum. We stay home to be with our kids, yet it's our kids that make this job so damn hard most days. From all the providers I"ve spoken to...all their children are having/had a hard time adjusting. These little people come into our home and take time away from "their" mommy. They play with their toys and are in their home. For a little person (even a big person) this can get to be a bit much at times.

My 3 kids often have a difficult time with my daycare. Yes, they enjoy their little friends coming over everyday to play with them, but it causes conflicts. Intrestingly enough, those providers whose children are older and in school seem to have an easier time with daycare. Also easier for the provider who only has dck's to attend to and not their own toddlers/babies to add to the mix.

Good advice by Dreamalittledream. Make your kiddos bedrooms off limits. Invest in a toy chest or two and migrate some toys out of the rooms into the toy chests which are "neutral". Rotate the toys every so often but do not allow dck's to go into the private bedrooms unless invited by your children.

Do you have a backyard, perhaps invest in a sandbox, some ride on toys? Even some balls and bubbles perhaps? This will help break up the feeling of being trapped inside all day.