Liz Atwood talks about whether boys or girls are harder to raise in this week's Tween Tuesday:

I always said it’s a good thing God gave me boys. I don’t have to worry about combing their hair or buying the latest fashions. But boys present their own challenges. Last weekend I was the only female tagging along on a Boy Scout outing to the Blue Ridge Mountains. I had no trouble hiking the trails and scrambling over boulders. I was even able to over look the fart jokes. But after a 10-mile hike and a two-hour drive back to Baltimore, I really was looking forward to resting the next day. My 9-year-old had other plans, however. While I was trying to take a nap, he barged into the bedroom with a basketball, insisting that I join him in a game. At first I refused, then feeling guilty, I agreed.

One thing about boys is they seem to go non-stop--unless they are fixated on a video game. And in my house, it always seems the wrestling and roughhousing start just as I’m trying to get them settled down for bed. I’m sure the parents of girls struggle with their own issues. Girls can be more emotional and have lower self-esteem. But when Parenting.com looked into whether it is harder to raise boys or girls, the website concluded that, in many ways, boys are harder.

I’m not sure whether raising boys is more difficult, but I believe they are more physically demanding. I try to exercise regularly, not only for my health, but to keep up with my sons. I never know when I’ll be summoned to play a game of touch football or one-on-one basketball.

What do you think—are boys harder to raise than girls?