How soon for spanking?

Question

I'm babysitting this 7mth old right now and I'm about to tear into his as*.

What's another alternative?

He keeps throwing his bottle on the floor, but crying because he's sleepy...but he only goes to sleep if he has a bottle. What the hell is wrong with the little demon?

i dont beat him in front of the mother. i'm his god mother. she trusts me!

Answer 1

children do drive u nuts but a 7month old still learning. If he is throwing his bottle take it from him. Put'em in his crib and he will cry himself to sleep. No need to spank him but do show him that throwing things will be taken away from him. Sounds like to me he a spoiled rich child. I bet he is. I think I know this babysitter. hmmmmmmm I'm bout to report you.
.Let me whip ya behind and then mybe not cause u might like it u FREAK

Answer 2

The only problem I see here is this not being your own child and that of another couple's child. So if you were to spank him and parents find out and they are spiteful because like all parents they like to pretend their child is the most perfect and angelical child on the face of this planet, they could sue you for abuse. So unless the parents give you the green light to spank if I was you I would take it away from him and sit him on the couch for five minutes or however long. And also, there is nothing wrong with spanking as long as you do not do it just to do it because you yourself are upset over how things are, but because of it being disciplinary action. People think spanking is bad now? They would welcome a spanking if they had to go outback and pick a tree switch to get spanked with. This is why children run rampant now because discipline has gone out the window and parents are not parents but friends. But you are the babysitter, and spanking a child that not of your own can land you in some trouble. So find out if it is ok to spank a couple times, you do not need to spank hard, just a few swats on the behind and a FIRM "do not do that again" or a "no" should do well enough. Beyond that just sit the kid in timeout and firmly tell him no more throwing the bottle. The voice can do more than spanking itself.

Answer 3

First of all you are the babysitter not the parent, it's not your job to spank this child and you could be charged with abuse for doing so.

Secondly get off the computer your being paid to BABYSIT.

Thirdly you obviously don't know much about children this is typical behavior for a child his age. If you are going to babysit get some books on child development.

Fourthly if your about to tear into his @ ss as you so eliquently put it then you need to find another job, you aren't cut out for babysitting. If you are really thinking of getting physical with this child call the parent and tell them this isn't working out.

Fifth Try placing him in the crib clean and changed. If you need a moment to calm down. Give yourself a moment (no more than 5 minutes) then go get him try consoling him again the bottle again, etc. Repeat when you need a break. He may need to be rocked, held, etc. This is NORMAL for a baby his age.

Answer 4

I actually work with children as a therapist and a behavior specialist. Keep in mind this is normal for children of this age. Also keep in mind that it is not your place to spank the child. You can be reported if the parents do not agree to this. The best method that we use is the 1-2-3 magic program. IT essentially is that if a child does a negative behavior (lets say throw the bottle) you count 1. If it happens again, 2. If it happens the third time, the child gets a timeout. This can be modifies due to the age, so you can say no thankyou, and put him in a chair that is age appropriate. You do not need to count him because he most likely will not understand numbers. Just remember "No Thank you" in a stern tone but not yelling, and then put them in their chair. Do not use the crib if you are giving him time outs because then that will assoicate the crib with timeouts and will have trouble sleeping. With every behavior that happens, when you try to stop the behavior, there may be an increase in behavior. Keep putting the child in timeout, and the more consistent you are with them, the better chance after a number of times, the child will get the hint that by throwing the bottle, equals time out.
There is another method that may be of help, it deals with replacing. To stop a behavior, you need to replace it with another behavior. For example, if he/she is throwing the bottle, distract them with something else and try to get them to be involved with something else. Since the child is 7 mos. old, I suggest distract them with things, such as puppets, or childrens books.
The child may also just want attention, so pick him up, rock him, cuddle with him, play with him, talk, and sing to him.

These are two methods that we use in therapy. Hopes this helps.

Answer 5

If you were my child's babysitter I would spank the crap out of you for just thinking my child is a demon......HE IS 7 MONTHS!!! I hope you don't have children or never will....you can't handle babysitting more less a child that would be with you 24/7. GET A NEW JOB!!!!!! If anyone would spank a child for crying when tired or throwing a bottle needs mental help!!!!!!

Answer 6

you are a sick woman. tear into his as$? what is wrong with you? a 7 month old BABY has NO IDEA what they're doing...he DEFINITELY doesn't deserve a spanking. he should have been set down in his crib or bed with the bottle and you should have walked away-kind of like a "time out". maybe you should spend a few days in your own sort of "time out"-behind bars. maybe then you'll realize that children that have no idea what they're actually doing do not deserve to be spanked or beaten.

Answer 7

It is never a good idea to spank a child that you are babysitting. You may need to take a time out and put him in his crib and just walk away. This is how kids get shaken baby syndrome, so some time to breath may be the best thing for both of you. And while you are gone he may learn to soothe himself to sleep.

Answer 8

Do not spank a 7 month old! He may have gas, he may need to be held and rocked. If this is your attitude when babysitting you may need to find a different line of work. Be honest and let the mom know if you need to quit this job.

Flipping burgers may be less stressful.

Answer 9

Well, the alternative that you have is to quit, you can't spank a baby just cause he's trying to communicate in the most annoying way to you. Remember they can't talk, I know you're frustruated but would you like me to spank your 7month old child cause he's being an AzS?

Answer 10

A 7month old! Spanking? Come off it. Giive the child to the mother if u can no longer cope. She'll look for a more lenient babysitter