I don't want to babysit this kid anymore?!?
I am a stay at home momma, with a 2 year old. I answered a flyer to babysit a lady's 3 year old. I've only been babysitting for a week now. It's supposed to be from 7am to 6pm Monday through Friday. But everyday she shows up 30mins to an hour late. Thursday she showed up 2 hours late and today it was 5 hours late. She is mad at me for not watching her kid today because with being 5hours late and now phone call or text letting me know anything, I assumed she didn't need me. So I went to the grocery store. She showed up while I was gone and got mad that I wasn't there to receive her kid. That's the mother. Now as for the kid. She horrid. She tries to steal my stuff and my daughters stuff. She curses really bad and constant. Example being, "this f***ing toy is stupid. It's my f***ing toy." She's rude and has never once said please. She hits my daughter and violently pushes her. My daughter has an actual bump on her head from yesterday when the little girl saw me cooking my daughters food, she says "that's my food not yours" (she's already eaten at this point) grabs my daughters arm and swings her around into the fridge to keep her from the food. She won't listen to time outs I've tried taking the toys away and threatening to call her mom, and she just says "I dont care" I tried telling her mom about the cursing and how my daughter is trying to say it now, and she smiled while "getting onto her" then looked at me and told me its just a phase, ignore it. She also is mean to my dogs they hide everytime they see her. Oh and on top of it all, I'm being paid 1.6$ and hour, equalling to 85$ total for this "job". I can't handle this kid anymore, I want to quit. So how do I tell this parent I can't watch her kid anymore? I know honesty is the key but no parent wants to hear their kid is a rude brat. And should I hold onto the stuff they left over here until I get paid, because I was supposed to be paid today and haven't, and with how this mom is, I think it's going to be a slight issue trying to get the money from her.... I do feel bad quitting short notice, but I atleast finished out the week so she had the weekend, I just can't keep watching my daughter suffer because of this kid. She have bumps and bruises and I can't take it anymore. Sorry this was long but any advice is welcomed. :)
I don't want to babysit? What do I do?
So basically my dad is wanting/forcing me to babysit these ladies kids. At first he asked me if I wanted to do it and I respectfully declined, because honestly I do not like babysitting, I would do any other job, but I really do not like jobs that involve kids (unless I know them real well.) Then my sister went on and ON to my dad telling him that he should make me do babysitting because she did wen she was my age and I would make a lot of money. I do agree it would be good to get a summer job but I would do ANYTHING but babysitting :( I don't know how to convince him otherwise, I told him I would do pet sitting... I am 15 by the way
I don't want to babysit my friends children!?
Okay one of my very best friends has two children. Sometimes these children are unbearable to be around even when she is there. Especially her 3 year old son. Anyway, her husband works out of town and she sometimes works at night and wants me to keep her kids. Her children bring out the worst in my daughter and drive me insane. Besides the fact that I am 8 weeks pregnant. To top it all off..I really don't like kids anyway. I like my children. I have explained this in depth to her. How I used to work at a daycare and I had to quit b/c I hated the kids. Mentioned hiring a teenager to watch the children. Her response was that she doesn't want to pay someone to watch her kids. Well just bc I am a stay at home mom doesn't mean I want a load of kids whenever. Now to top it off..my daughter and her son are going to be on the same t-ball team and she says, "great, when I can't take him to practice, you can!" I do not want to hurt her feelings, but I feel trapped. What to do??
How do I tell a parents i don't want to babysit their kids anymore?
I can't believe how many people have told you to lie! That's not what I would recommend at all. You didn't say why you don't want to babysit these kids, but whatever the reason, honesty really is the best policy. You just need to be tactful, which just means adding a spoonful of sugar with the medicine. Out of control kids? "They are very energetic and I'm having trouble keeping up with them". The parents don't pay you enough? "I really need to save up for school so I'm going to look for a better paying job." You want to have more time with friends/a boyfriend? Just say so. If they try to convince you to change your mind, simply tell them how much you appreciate it, but that you have made your decision, and thank them.
Should I tell the parents of the kids I babysit that their son fell and banged his head against the wall?
Always report an injury. If it���s potentially a serious one, report it immediately. I reported two injuries today. One was a minor scrape, and the other was a bigger problem which the child came in with but we’d all failed to notice—a hair tourniquet wrapped around a toe, needing immediate attention. I didn’t notice it until I was getting the baby ready for pick up, so I’ll check in the morning to make sure the parents removed it and the toe looks healthy. I took on the responsibility of caring for that child, so I will care for that child, regardless of how uncomfortable it makes me to have to ‘fess up or to make a fuss when I’m sure the child needs immediate medical attention. Part of caring for a child means taking the blame when they’re hurt on your watch; part of caring for a child means drawing attention to a potential injury so the family can intercede before it gets worse. You need to do both of these.Think this through. Maybe you don’t want to tell the parents because you’re afraid of damaging your relationship with the family.If you fail to disclose a potential injury and it turns out to be something real, you’ll completely destroy your relationship with them.Or maybe you don’t want to tell them because the act of telling them makes it seem more real.If he’s hurt, he’s hurt, regardless of whether you care for him properly or neglect him after the injury. Don’t neglect him.It’s hard to push past your fear of getting blamed and your shame at failing to return the kids in the same condition you received them. But you have to get into the practice of always, always reporting an injury.