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babysitting a little girl that cries
ok i babysit this little girl shes 3 and when its close for her to go to bed she starts crying because she misses her mom what do i do.
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OK, what you should do is say "mommy will be home in a few minutes!" and maybe read her a story..to make her go to sleep!
good luck
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The boy i babysit doesn't like to go to bed either. He says he wants to call his daddy. I usualy just don't mention that it is bedtime and have him hop in bed to watch a movie or tv saying that it would be more comfortable in the bed or under the covers. i also suggest that we could lay down and read a book. This usually helps for me. I hope it helps you
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since she is three, it cant be that hard to move her
the reason im saying this is because one thing you can do is not to announce that it is bed time. maybe sit on the couch with her in your lap and sing a slow song or read her a book
you can also just pat her head or rub her tummy/back
that should help because if she doesnt realize that it is offically bed time it might not make her cry
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i agree with jessica. my 1 year old cries when i leave him with a baby sitter put in a movie lay with her until she falls asleep
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I babysit a lot and what I find best is to just cuddle them or sit with them in their room until they start to calm down or dose off. maybe put some music on or read them a story something to ease them into bedtime instead of just having to lay there alone.
Other things you can do:
1) have them "write" a note to parents to give them when they get home (you can write it for them but let them tell you what to write)
2) when it starts to get close to bed time put in a movie. they might fall asleep or just help them wind down.
3) Pretend to go to sleep with them. They may feel like they will miss out on somthing when they go to sleep if you are "awake"
-Jessica-
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I would explain this to the parents before they leave. They will want to know if something is bothering their child and they may even have some advice for you. This won't make them think that the child doesn't like you, trust me.
One of the things you could do is ask the parents to call home when it's near bedtime and allow them to talk to the child and say good-night. It is also a good idea in general for parents to call home once just to check on things.
Does the child follow a specific routine when she goes to bed? If so, following this routine may alleviate some of her anxiousness.
Good luck, and don't worry. This is a perfectly normal and understandable problem. :)
-Hannah
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Just comfort her. Say her mum will be back very soon and in the mean time, play with her and ask her what she wants to do. When it comes to bed time and if she's still upset, stay with her until she falls asleep. It's normal for this to happen to kids that age - it happens with my nephew, so we normally do things to take his mind of it, and make him laugh etc. It will get easier. :)
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