What do I do if my sister keeps wanting me to babysit her baby but I don't want to?
In general, if you keep babysitting without telling her that she is asking too much , you will grow resentful. , and then you won't want to do it at all . She is thinking that you are okay with it , because you haven't spoken up.Of course, no doubt that baby is adorable , and you wouldn't mind baby sitting once in a while , right? And you would be there , if there was a truly crisis situation, now wouldn't you?Your sister needs to find other baby sitters to help her out , and you need to have a sit down with her , and explain it all . Maybe look up on the Internet to come up with some suggestions for babysitting services , when you have this sit down .Set some parameters as to what is comfortable for you , and be clear about that with your sis.The other thing to consider , is that , being involved with the development of a growing baby / child , is a wonderful thing , so don't let it this get so bad that you become so resentful that you can't enjoy that, because you are this kid's auntie , and that kid will love you too , and will greatly benefit from some involvement by you.Little kids can be really fun to be around .The good news is that you don't have to deal with tantrums , potty training, and endless things , that mom does .
5 year old niece still acting like a baby?
It could be the fact that her parents baby her, or they expect her to be too grown up, either way its done for attention. The speaking clearly part comes with practice, it seems someone might not be working with her enough??? My niece just turned four and sometimes she reverts back to that behavior, usually mimicking her 2 year old brother, or even back to the infant stage. But every child is different and reacts in their own ways. The binky is her security...help her find something else, maybe something she won't out grow so fast?
What is wrong with not wanting to have kids since the planet is overpopulated? Am I selfish?
Having children is not selfish if your reasons for not wanting children aren’t selfish. Not wanting to have children because one may want to live a luxurious life is greedy. You are thinking about other people and other children as well, to be quite honest.Personally, I do not believe the world is overpopulated. I believe that we are over-consuming, greedy and not taking the right environmental measures to save this planet. If everyone lives as densely as they do in Manila, we could all live in Tunisia. Of course I wouldn’t want to do this, but it certainly puts things into perspective.The Netherlands, which is relatively small, is the second largest exporter of food in the world. I am not sure if this is true everywhere, but a US-American once said that it is forbidden for markets to donate freely, food that is to be thrown into the rubbish. There is something very wrong with that. It really might not make a difference of famine afflicted nations with 10.000.000 people would fare any better than those countries with 20.000.000 million people. People are just too greedy. It is a bit ironic how people in the USA are dying of obesity whilst Yemenis are dying of starvation. One place is facing a drought whilst another is being flooded.
Can I put babysitting on a resume?
I've been regularly babysitting my niece for 3 years now but would feel weird putting it on my resume because it's working for family and not an actual company or anything. I'm trying to find my first job so it's the only work experience that I have.
Babysitting for free?
The beginning of July I started babysitting my now 5 month old niece and her 10 year old brother. I have my own almost 2 year old son I stay with. So 1-3 times a week I have up to 3 kids usually for 6 hours, sometimes less. When my sister in law first had her baby I declined babysitting for her. I knew I didn t want the responsibility (especially since I don t get paid) and I honestly have no plans on having more kids (much less watching someone else s.) However, she asked me if I could help her out since she s been struggling financially as a single mom (2 kids 2 dad s and some really bad decision making.) I agreed since it d only be a few times a week and it was a temporary solution. However, I m sort of done with babysitting and want my freedom back. Should I keep watching the kids and if so for how long? She makes $25 an hour, so she isn t on welfare or anything, but she does pay $50 a day to have a family friend babysit. She s even looking for a new job to make more money. Some advice would be appreciated.
Is a gay uncle give a bad environment & influences to his nephew?
i'm a mother of a 16months old boy...we live in my mother-father in law because it's closer to our offices..i left my son w/ a babysitter everyday. I have a brother-in-law,unmarried,younger than me..he live w/ us too..i'm a bit paranoid when he plays w/ my son, i don't want him to give bad influences to my son...not to mention the probability of him being pedophilia...am i being ridiculous?
Don't trust girlfriend under influence of alcohol and more questions. Need advice.?
My girlfriend and I have been together for 10 months. We had our ups and downs. We are doing much better than most couples actually. I love her to pieces. I want to marry her someday. I got her a promise ring last week and she was super excited. We both are 30. I know she loves me. She told me she does. Everything is great when we are sober. We are responsible parents. She has two of her own. I have two of my own. We clean the house and yard. We work hard everyday. We are the good American dream kind of a family. But, when it comes to booze once on every other weekend it is our time without the kids. We always have a bonfire and do booze alone on every other weekend but she is a terrible drunk. I like the fact she gets all wild up listening to music and is outgoing but she is a flirt and she one time texted her ex's niece to give him her phone number. I was offended. But when she was sober she kept telling me she needs to remind herself he was a bad boyfriend n treated her bad. Last night she kept wanting to call her baby's father at 4am. I kept saying no. I took the phone and keys and hid it. She was mad. The next day we were sober and she is not mad at all for what I did. She keeps pushing me off when I try to have sex with her when drunk. She always does that so I don't understand why. The next day I told her I don't trust you when u are drunk but I trust u 100 percent when u are sober. Should I trust u when u are drunk? She said no not when she is drunk but when she is sober yes. She said I'll always have to be with her if she's drunk, never alone. I felt better but... I kind of do not like the idea of going through a bunch of bullshit of hearing her complain of her baby's dad, hiding the phone, keys, not getting laid and she'll probably would sleep with the guys when drunk. (it has never happened. I was always with her. She never cheated on me.) it is very stressful and a hassle for me to go through when she is drunk? She said it frees her mind let her self go.
Parents do you really trust babysitters?
First, I can't imagine your child would be a "burden" on your mother unless she is disabled in some way. She might just LOVE to watch her grandchild on occasion. I was always very comfortable leaving my 3 daughters with their sitters while my husband and I went out for a date night or whatever. I got to know them for awhile at my home before leaving the girls with them. You could go through an agency which thoroughly check out all their sitters as well as bond them. I happen to be a professional nanny- and I go through an agency also so I get a family that has also been screened! I have been watching children professionally for 37 years, as well as raising my own 3 daughters and now my 3 grandchildren. Maybe you could find a grandma type that you would feel comfortable with. You know, it IS important for you and your wife to get out and have some child free time, too! Trust me!!!
I dislike my step-niece.What do I do? Please help! Am I wrong for that?
To be honest, and I never thought I would say this, but you have strong reason for doing what your doing and saying what your saying. I have sympathy for you and understand where your coming from. Quick speech: Kids aren't what they use to be anymore. I have seen this first hand. After reading all that info it sounds like this little girl has an authority problem and is in desperate need of attention. She seems like the type of kid that will get herself in ALOT of trouble when she gets older and I'm being serious. Yes, children do lie, but what she is lying about are serious lies. She sounds like the kind of kid that would lie and say a man molested her and that never happened. So watch that. I hope her constant lying is just a phase. Secondly, it sounds like you dislike her because of her behavior not for who she is as a person. A 6 year old has no excuse for misbehaving and she sounds plain out like a brat. It also sounds like her mother isn't disciplining her and putting her foot down and its cause of that thats why you guys are having so many problems with her. The first sign that showed she's VERY disrespectful and has no training is the fact your talking to her and she gives you her back and has no remorse for her actions and it took her that long to say sorry or "not even attempt" tells me she's not facing enough reprecussions at home. Anytime, a child does something very wrong they need to face consequences for their actions and immediately. If it truly was just you then your family wouldn't be agreeing with you and having similar complaints and that teacher would never have said the same thing. Honestly, I don't know what to tell you. You need to have a talk with the mother and cut ties with Rose now. I don't think what your doing is childish. Your asserting yourself as an authority figure in my opinion. You cannot be both authority and friend to this little girl. You need to chose one or the other and it seems she holds you on the same level as you therefore she treats you the way she does. Tell me is she one of those kids that calls her mother by her first name? If so, thats the first sign of trouble. It means the mother holds her daughter on the same level as her and her mother has no control or proper authority skills over this child. The fact even teacher have noticed something odd with her behavior says ALOT!