I babysit for a 6 year old girl and an 8 year old boy who are both generally well behaved. The thing is, their parents are in this rotational social gathering group that meets at their house every few weeks (the others it's elsewhere). When the parents are away, the kids usually work well with me and are pretty obedient, but when the parents are home, they completely defy my authority. What I need to know is things that I can do to keep them occupied so that they won't try to run to their parents. I've tried a lot, but neither of them are very emotionally stable and the younger one is quite a bit smarter, so it's hard to get anything that requires a lot of brain power since he's bound to get jealous. I'm not allowed to take them outside, bake, put on the TV, or anything very loud. I'd be super grateful for some ideas that will keep me from pulling ALL my hair out. =P
2007-09-05
09:49:31
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