I babysit these two kids. One boy (5) and a girl (2.) The boy loves his air hockey table which is down in the basement but, the girl likes to do things upstairs. What can I do? I have tried telling the boy we will go down in a couple of minutes after we play a game with her, but when we go down she starts to scream! Help : (
2007-03-30 06:17:27 · 6 answers · asked by crocsroc 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I try to bring down her toys. But she want me to play with her and he wants me to play with him at the same time.
2007-03-30 06:23:51 · update #1
The girl is not afraid of the basement. She loves it but, when I am playing air hockey with her brother she gets mad and wants me to play with her.
2007-04-01 08:21:41 · update #2
since you probly cant move the air hockey table, are there toys of hers you can move downstairs.
2007-03-30 06:21:10 · answer #1 · answered by lillilou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mybe shes scared sounds like it. U can always bring somethings that she likes to do up there with her. Theres no problem with that. If she screams when she goes down there then Im guessing its something about it she doesnt like. Ask her why she doesn't want to go down there? O and another thing you can often cater to them a little too much. When she screams what do u do? Do u just bring her back up or what? She may do that because she knows that you will allow her to have her way. Believe ot or not if she starts to cry and you give her what she wants which is to probably go somewhere else and you give her just that and in the end is not helping. She needs to learn now before things get out of hand. Have her stay down there with everyone else. She can cry all she wants she will stop when she notices that you ignore her. Its going to be hard in all but that will help break the habit. She may run over there to you so that you can hold her and so on but DONT that desnt help. Before you do all this talk it over with the parents let them know how you feel and so on they shouldnt mind after all in the end it will hel her. I mean is she going to that all her life? NO unless you allow it to go on. The parents might say that oh she will grow out of it not so. My parents allowed me to have my way and I mean my way Im such a stuck up brat as people would say and I stillet my way and I go to my dad hes the one who did it. I didnt grow out of it in fact no one does. I expect my boyfriend to do the same carter to me and when I dont get my way is causes me to lose it ven the more. Ifits a fear then help her overcome it there alot you can do. DONT leave them a lone though at any time something could happen and yes in there own home. Good Luck and dont give up. Tip: When bringing her down there and allowing her to just cry notice her body language soes she seem scared? She will stop in fact studies show that nothing may be wrong thats just there way of releaving stress let her cry may be that actually relaxes her. Wird huh? Yea I know but studies fond it to be true.
2007-03-30 13:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by Stephanie L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make playing air hockey a special thing for you to do with the boy when his sister is napping. My 5yr old son likes me to play video games with him, but we only do it when my 16 month old is napping. Works out nicely and we get to have some 1 on 1 time.
2007-03-30 13:30:13 · answer #3 · answered by packermama 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not bring the game downstairs and play between both kids?
2007-03-30 13:21:21 · answer #4 · answered by jlo77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just make a schedule and make them follow it they will get use to it. they might be upset at first but they will eventually get over it. your the boss.
2007-03-30 13:22:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i wonder if she's scared of the basement??
2007-03-30 15:15:52 · answer #6 · answered by squeaker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋