|
|
| *Vultures Knob>>>Road Bike |
Babysitting nightmare?!?! :-|? |
ok.. my mom has a friend from work who has 2 kids, a 4-yr-old boy & an 8-yr-old girl. her&her husband work&need a babysitter for 1 week. they really need 1&their usual sitter is on vacation. my friend babysat them before for a week&said basically it was hell. that the girl made fun of the boy and made him cry.. so she'd put the girl in time out&she'd throw a fit. i know all kids get mad when they're in time out, but idk i'm just nervous i've never really been with these kids much before but when i met them the boy was riding on a bike&his mom kept havin to yell at him to get off the road&he'd listen only half of the time. my friend said if you give them a tv&food they are okay but i'm sure they'll get bored eventually and i was wondering if anybody had ideas on how to get both kids involved. i have a twin brother who i might be able to get him to help me out but all in all i'm just nervous&hoping somebody will help me out&that the kids are better than what my friend described. i would Kids respond differently to different people. You need to go in with a few tactics. Start off by letting them know that you are going to be with them all week. Tell them you want to have a lot of fun and want them to too. The only way you can have fun is if they are on their best behavior. Have them tell you what "best behavior" is, and give them a few ideas of how it looks to you. Let them know what is acceptable and not acceptable to you. Tell them that at the end of each day you are going to give each of them either a happy face or a sad face on a piece of paper (just make up a strip of paper with 1 box for every day you'll be with them). If they have at least __ happy faces, (decide what you think is reasonable, I'd allow 1 slip up day though) they will get to do something very special with you. Find out what they'd like to do, or go planned with something extra special. You can even talk to their mom in advance and see if she's willing to finance it. Also, let them know what will happen if you seeing them not being good (time out or whatever your preference is). Second Step- Before you go, find out what things they like to do, plan to keep them very busy. Kids are more likely to get mean, tease, and act up if they are bored. Plan the week stuffed full of crafts, puzzles, games, walks, outdoor games, etc. Plan little times that they can do what they want, but no more than 1/2 hour at a time. Third Step - Have a back up plan. What will you do if step 1 and 2 don't work? What punishment might work to get things back on track. Good luck Source(s): Charlene http://www.thebabblingbaby.com You know what I did when I babysat? Before I got there, I'd tell the parents I was going to ask them for permission to spank the children in front of the children so they would know I have permission BUT I would emphasize I would NEVER hit them under any circumstances. Your best bet would be to keep the little critters occupied with a variety of diffy things and under NO circumstances let the girl bully her brother. Also, talk to their mom to see what works best for her. i would say yes...BUTT bring ATON of toys/coloring stuff...puzzles stuff to keep them busy..Tell them if they are good the whole week then they will get a special spurise at the end of the week...Ice cream or some dollor store toys... Have fun u will earn MONEY and try to meet with the kids before hand..maybe watch the kids whole the mom folds clothes or mows the lawn... just so u can Get to know them..decide from there...have fun and good luck <33 Try it for a day and if they won't listen tell their mom that they wouldn't listen to you and for their safety, you don't think you should be the one to watch them. Maybe it will even give her the hint to discipline her kids every once and awhile. If you do not feel comfortable babysitting for this family, you shouldn't do it under ANY circumstances. They are not good listeners, and if something really awful happens, you will get the blame, not them. You should go with your gut- Good luck! Calista ooo. thats tough to work with. thats like me and my sister. im 16 and a boy and she's a 12 yr old girl. there isn't much you can do that both of us like. you'll think of something. |
| Tags |
| Recumbent Bike Bmx Bike Kids Bike Schwinn Bike Cruiser Bike Road Bike Folding Bike Mountain Bike |
Bike Categories--Copyright/IP Policy--Contact Webmaster |