okay, well every day during this summer i have babysat 9:00am-5:00pm. i babysit my brother(8) and my sister(3) omg, i just don't know how to handle them. its really stressing me out, and when i get stresed out i yell, alot. i don't mean to but it just sorta happens. like my brother and sister fight alot and they are just at eachother ALL THE TIME! like today my sisiter was standing in front of the refrigerator trying to gte yogurt and then my brother came over and shut the door on her and he was like well she had the door all the way open and i was like SO WHAT?! and she was crying and i didnt know what to do then he spilled this blue yogurt thing and refused to pick it up and so i hit him with a towel. :p and i was just like wow, brat. and he started crying and was like i'm telling mom you broke a bowl and ure being mean to us and hitting us with stuff. and i was like, DO YOU EVEN SEE WHAT YOUR DOING?!? and ughh i just dont know what to do, i tell my mom i want to stop but she doesnt even consider it. and i really wanna just have fun when i go into school, and not be stresed out. i dont really have a specific question to ask but like idk what do i do they are sooo frusturating and refuse to do anything and think i'm only there to wait on them hand& foot.
FIRST, try to tire them out, if you play out door games all day, or something, they will be so tired, they will slepp early.
NEXT, keep them separated as much as possible, so they cant fight.
also,do relaxing stuff, like watch movies, and t.v
ALSO,kids LOVE REWARDS>toys,candy, whatever. you give them rewards and junk for all the good stuff, and yell at them for the bad. they will be good just to get the reward, make it into a game.
i am sure that they will each like doing their own things too, let your sister play dressup and stuff, and let your brother ...do... what ever it is the he does.
hope i can help, but i probably know less than you,seeing how i am only going on 14, but good luck, and hay....worst comes to worst....find a dat care ore summer camp for next year.
Cricket1613 answered Thursday August 16 2007, 6:23 pm: tell your mom that theyre a handful
and if that doesnt work have them do stuff with you . like watch a movie or play some games
and if it requires running go out in the backyard
or something.you will have fun and they will too =] [ Cricket1613's advice column | Ask Cricket1613 A Question ]
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