Maybe you can troubleshoot me here. Whenever I take my 4 to the park (15 mos, 18 mos, 3, 5) it's chaos! Our park is very large and has a big park area for big kids, a little park, a swingset and a splash pad. My toddlers are still learning about boundaries so I feel like I am constantly picking them up and putting them back in the baby area. then when they are in the baby area they are always making a break for the stairs which I can't let them on alone. Then I have my kids playing with our toys and other kids come up to share (fine) but their parents aren't watching and inevitable the kids are mistreating my toys or taking toys my kids are playing with and then everyone is fighting over toys. And then everyone starts whining for me to push them on the swings but there just aren't enough swings for everyone. ahhhhh
When we get home I'm just exhausted. I love the park with my own 3 kids but add one more and it's nutso! what's up with that? maybe you have some ideas for me to make it less crazy?