Surefire ways to tick off your babysitter!!! (If you are a sitter or use a sitter please read!!)
I do in home babysitting. I work around all the families schedules, Some of my kids come as early as 7:30 AM, and some leave as late at 12:30 AM. I LOVE the kids I watch, I love watching them, but occasionally things come up. I thought I would share them with you, to spare your sitters frustration! ;)
1. PLEASE do not say to your child that "You are sure I wont mind..." Ex-"I'm sure Ms. ... wont mind a bit to take you to the park today." Because yes, yes I do mind. I put ALOT of thought in the activities we do! I also am capable of thinking for myself and do not believe a 3 year old should be able to control what I do.
2. Allow your child to break my house rules because you are here. I would NEVER allow a child to climb upon and sit on my kitchen table. Yet, you think it is okay to allow your child to do that-at my house-really? (no joke this happened yesterday)
3. Come really early or late, without notice. We have lives too. For instance if you say you will be here at 2:30, do not come at 1:50. (Also happened yesterday-I was about to walk out the door for a quick lunch with my hubby, and couldn't go, because someone came 40 minutes early)
4. Try to renegotiate our pay. If we have agreed to a certain amount of money, I am here, do everything I said I would-and usually more do not try to talk me DOWN. I did my job, taking care of your children-the most important part of your life-how does that not have value??
I am sorry, if I sound grumpy! Not what I was trying to convey! Thanks for reading!!! :)
The thing that irks me is when they bring their child sick.... I have one mom who brings her children to me with green mucus or vomitting the night before and they live almost 30 minutes away so I think she knows I wont tell her to go back home. These boys have been sick for months on end and so have we! We all just got over a horrible stomach bug that they brough into the house because she brought them with fevers and then they vomitted all over the place!
One of my parents dos stuff like that. She will even put the med in the diaper bag, with instructions without even asking if it is okay to bring her feverish child.
Quoting sparklebug86:The thing that irks me is when they bring their child sick.... I have one mom who brings her children to me with green mucus or vomitting the night before and they live almost 30 minutes away so I think she knows I wont tell her to go back home. These boys have been sick for months on end and so have we! We all just got over a horrible stomach bug that they brough into the house because she brought them with fevers and then they vomitted all over the place!
Im sorry, Momma! That exact thing happened to me last Wed! I was so mad!
Quoting UpsideDown:
#3 is my BIGGEST annoyance. The kids usually come at 7:30 and I have to wake up earlier than I normally would for them. Yesterday, they just didn't show. EVER! No phone call. No text. Nothing. I was very p.o'd.
I have to give most of my parents credit. They really understand, my rules and have so much respect for them. I have one that no matter how many times/ways you say something to her-she still does what she wants. She will literally call you on Christmas Eve-in the middle of dinner to ask if you can watch the kids 2 weeks from now-really? The thing is I LOVE her kids! I was there for the 2nd one's ultrasound, and met her when she was one day old. I have them ALL the time-i am very attached!
Quoting Buggy979:
You need to speak up... Your voice is important.. set some rules and have parents sign a contract. Charge more money for early arrival and late pick up.. remember you are in charge and sounds to me like you are allowing them to take advantage of you cause you won't speak up... Good luck..
Am I wrong for not giving a F**** that hes dying?
- Yellowlily333
on May. 15, 2012 at 10:32 AM