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I babysit an 11 year old boy and an 11 year old girl 3 days a week for 4 hours a day. The boy is very sweet, but the girl is a brat. She doesn't listen to me and always does mean stuff to me. She has poured water down my shirt and refused to help with stuff. She trys to make my job very difficult. I don't know why, since I'm very nice to her and I try to help her and do what she wants to do. My family is in a lot of debt so we need the money a lot. What should I do?

I think that Katie is right.

Maybe she's bored and has nothing else to do.

Ask her if everything is okay, and then ask her what her favorite activities are, type of music is, favorite books are. You can read along with her and play some board games that she enjoys. She probably feels like she has nothing to do so her best bet is to fool around.

If she has any homework, or any extra work during the summer, you can help her out or ask her questions so you can interact and help her out with areas that she may be struggling with.

Best of luck!

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