Am i selfish for Not wanting to babysit my sisters kids?
I feel like im about to break i have been babysitting my sisters kids she has a 5month old i been babysitting since she was literally born im not in school yet im 20 yrs old last year i took off a semester and she wanted me to watch her 4 year old son while she worked im not getting paid i watched him for the whole semester then her new baby came i faithfully babysat up until now she said she would pay me but has only paid me 100 out of the whole 4months she goes to work from 12-9pm so im stuck with her and her 4 yr old son EVERY SINGLE.DAY i told her i don't want to do it anymore so my mom said she would so now they come over to our house but everytime my mom leaves (which is Alot) she lets me watch them still even when i told her i don't want to babysit its to the point where I'm tired of being around them i have no life i can't get time to look for a job because im always here yesterday i had to watch my other sisters 3week old baby plus my 5 month old niece ! what should I do
I HATE babysitting my 4 year old sister!!!!!?
You need to make your sister understand that you are in control while your mother is at work. Trust me I've been there. I have two working parents that can leave any time of the day. By the way I am 13. While my parents were gone I had to take care of my 4 year old sister too. While they were gone my little sis through fits, trashed the house, and scratched, bit, kicked, bit, and pulled hair. I slapped her butt and I felt bad to so I thought of some other solutions. 1. Find something else for her to do like coloring books and horsey. Maybe even work books that teach school subjects. 2. Make her understand that you are in charge well you mother is away and she has to abide by your rules. 3. Don't get mad or feel bad after slapping her butt. You did what you had to do. If I were in that situation right now I would do the same thing. 4. Reward her for being good eventually she will get the picture. 5. If she is bad the time out chair is a good equivalent to slapping her but. 6. She wants you to get mad and to see your reaction. If you get mad you are giving her what she wants. Don't get mad. Eventually she will realize that you won't care that she throws these fits and she will stop.
Tired of watching my sisters baby?
my sister has a 7 months old baby shes constantly makes me watch him like at leats 3 days a week for like 5 hours...im 16 i have a life to...i love him to death..but im tired of them dumping him on me..i dont mean to be mean..but hes teething and he crys none stop for hours no matter what u do...and when i say no she makes me feel bad and she gets all pissed..shes the one that wanted to be a mom..she needs to watch her own kid..i dont mind watching him everynow and then..but this is almost everyday thing..i dunno what to do
How do I stop the kids I babysit from kicking me?
Talk to the parents and see what dicipline style they want for this. I would immediatly stop playing with/talking to them and send them to their room for a few minutes. When you tell them they can come out, remind them WHY they were there in the first place and tell them that whenever they hit/kick/bite/whatever, they will have to be alone because it's not okay to hurt people. Also, let her know that hitting/kicking will not change the answer. With my kids, I tell them that if they can cooperate and calmly ask for what they want, IF I can/have time/whatever, I will accept their request. But if I can't they will have to cooperate anyway. Maybe you could give a few more minutes if they ask nicely rather than freaking out. Also, if you can play with them or have other activities for them, they may forget about the TV.
My Hub's sister in law did us a favor by watching our baby but now I think she's asking for too much?
I think considering that you only bring in $70 per day and she wants $60 for 2- well, you coulda just stayed home one day altogether had you known in advance. Tell her that and ask her if she thinks $40 is fair. She may not want to babysit again but then again if she's charging more than you can afford then you won't want to use her services again. Plus- I think family members *should* be flexible with each other. She's not not some certified baby sitter, is she? *I think ppl are missing the point. She watched her for 2 days for 1 full days worth of your pay. That's SO NOT worth it. It'd make more sense to not even bother going into work if it's gonna be that way. **Okay! Here's an idea to make all u ppl happy. How about she gives her her full 2 days worth of pay to watch her kid? That makes so much sense. So glad yall have it all figured out. *I understand that, too, des. And with a regular certified babysitter I would say $60 was a great deal. With a family member, though, that I'm assuming knows at least something of how much money they have- it seems a bit too much IMO. I was looking at the question as if I were babysitting a relatives baby. I would never dream of charging an entire days worth of pay for 2 days.
I don't want to babysit this kid anymore?!?
I am a stay at home momma, with a 2 year old. I answered a flyer to babysit a lady's 3 year old. I've only been babysitting for a week now. It's supposed to be from 7am to 6pm Monday through Friday. But everyday she shows up 30mins to an hour late. Thursday she showed up 2 hours late and today it was 5 hours late. She is mad at me for not watching her kid today because with being 5hours late and now phone call or text letting me know anything, I assumed she didn't need me. So I went to the grocery store. She showed up while I was gone and got mad that I wasn't there to receive her kid. That's the mother. Now as for the kid. She horrid. She tries to steal my stuff and my daughters stuff. She curses really bad and constant. Example being, "this f***ing toy is stupid. It's my f***ing toy." She's rude and has never once said please. She hits my daughter and violently pushes her. My daughter has an actual bump on her head from yesterday when the little girl saw me cooking my daughters food, she says "that's my food not yours" (she's already eaten at this point) grabs my daughters arm and swings her around into the fridge to keep her from the food. She won't listen to time outs I've tried taking the toys away and threatening to call her mom, and she just says "I dont care" I tried telling her mom about the cursing and how my daughter is trying to say it now, and she smiled while "getting onto her" then looked at me and told me its just a phase, ignore it. She also is mean to my dogs they hide everytime they see her. Oh and on top of it all, I'm being paid 1.6$ 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. :)