Member Since: July 11, 2005
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I'm eighteen years old and a high school graduate. I frequently help babysit my younger cousins (ages 2-12) for free or at a low price, and I am fairly used to the quirks, likes and dislikes, of behavior of my relatives.
A family friend has asked me to babysit their 7 (I think 7) year old son for about eight hours this Thursday (I write this on Sunday). I like the kid and he seems to hero-worship me, so I'm fairly certain I'm going to accept. However, he has a reputation for wild behavior, so I am going in guarded.
My problem is, while I've played with him and helped to babysit him before, I've never been the primary babysitter. While my mother will be home that day, I really want to be as self-sufficient as possible.
So, I was looking for some pointers for babysitting non-family. I'm thinking that I'll start him out on cartoons, since he'll be arriving at my house about seven, and break up the rest of the day with semi-healthy snacks every 2-3 hours, and blocks of toys, drawing, and video games. Movies if I get REALLY desperate.
If you could give me tips, crisis management techniques, and ideas for free or low-cost crafts and games, I would greatly appreciate it. Movie rental suggestions are also welcome, although my budget is very small, and my selection is limited to a single small store. (link)
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Well I babysit 3 days a week for 8 hours a day 2 kids normally what i do is they watch some tv in the morning becuse i get there early then after that they get around like brush there teeth eat some food then we normally play cards or i go outside with them and play games then come in and eat lunch it goes by pretty fast the kids normally have stuff in mind that they like to do so it isnt that hard to come up with things.
GOod Luck :) *KELL REKO*
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I never thought of cards. Thanks ^^
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