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Babysitting help
Okay this summer I may have to babysit my next door neighbor...every weekday (not too sure on the days and time) but anyways...she's maybe 12 or 13..either way she is ALOT younger than I am and i dont like younger girls all too much...anybody know what 12-13 year old girls would like to do? She has a trampoline in her backyard and i'm sure shes got loads of board games but i'm not sure what to do at all...can anyone help?
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i think by 12 or 13 they kinda wanna just be left alone....the parents probably dont think she is old enough, and she will be embarrassed if anyone knows she's being babysat. so you'll probably just get to chill in the house and watch tv all day, getting paid for it. that's how it works when i babysit a 7 and 9 yr old every day. it does get boring, if you have a car maybe you ccan take her to the mall or something? but make sure to check with the parents first
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Have her invite some friends over and let them all hang out on the trampoline Thats what i do!!!
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Im 13 too, and after babysitting for 5 years for my 5 siblings (and being babysat myself when I was younger) Here are some tips:
Ask her what she wants to do
just hang out, dont act like you dont know what to do
does she like computers? if she does, try helping her make her own advice column (if her parents permit)
most of the time, she'll want to do her own thing
the trampoline sounds like a good way to start
she might want to know what it was like growing up (beware)or she might want to just talk
also BEWARE- she might end up devoloping a crush on you, I went through the same thing when I was younger...if this happens, just be nice, she will eventually get over it.
Dont sweat it, just act normal (if you can), and pretend like she's your friend, I guarantee it will work out! ...hersheylover...
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I'm a 13-year-old girl, and the best thing to do here is to become her friend. Don't treat her like a baby, or bring lots of books and toys and stuff. This girl has her own interests, and you should call her mother before and speak to her. Maybe you should meet her once or twice before, and take her to the movies or something. If it was me, I would think it was awesome to have someone older hanging out with me. You're gonna be her role model, so give her advice. Tell her stories about guys and when you were 13 or whatever. You're not going to have to coddle her or anything, so just enjoy yourself! She's probably going to turn out to be really cool.
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make-up
nails
boys
hair
friends
movies
food
baking
swimming
shopping
sports
homework
TV
bored games
-Kelsey- <3
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Okay you could let her have a friend over if your aloud or just like teach her how to do make up watch movies jump on her trampoline
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