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Night Babysitting Newborns

I know from caress that it’s tough to get kids to bed when you babysit, especially if you’re babysitting those kids for the first time. How to do it depends a lot on the age and temperament of the kid, as well as the number of kids you’re dealing with at once. Here are some tips, though.

First of all, make sure that you know the child’s (or children’s) bedtime. Ask their parents before the parents leave. Also, make sure that the kids are aware that you know their bedtime, so that they don’t think they can get away with telling you otherwise. If you think back to when you were a child, you honestly tried to trick your babysitters into letting you stay up later. So if you did it, you’re honestly going to face that problem when babysitting kids yourself.

Night Babysitting Newborns

If you’re babysitting in the home for the first time, but intend to do so on a quarterly basis, one technique you can use is the trade for buddies technique. In other words, if you want to make friends with the kids to make future babysitting for them easier, you might be willing and able to enlarge their bedtimes slightly the first time around. Be sure that you have the parents’ permission to do that, though, and also be aware that it could come back to haunt you on future trips to that house, depending on how you do it.

Aside from that, it can help to set up a disposition that’s conducive to putting the kids to bed. For example, don’t have them dancing nearby to loud music five minutes before bedtime. Instead, lead up to bedtime with quiet games, soft music or kid-friendly Tv programs. That way, it will be easier for them to drift off to sleep. The more subdued they are, the faster they’ll be able to fall asleep and not bother you the rest of the night.

Finally, remember that, as a sitter, you sometimes need to pick your battles. If the child wants something before bed, such as a glass of water, it might be great to just get it, rather than arguing for hours. It’ll save time and make you look more like a friend in the child’s eyes. If you’re trying to get a quarterly job out of this, you obviously need to be liked by the child, but also set firm rules to make sure he or she stays in line. Both the parents and the kids have to like you, so if you can perform that, you’ll be much more likely to keep the gig.

How to Get the Kids to Bed When Babysitting

Night Babysitting Newborns