Hello everyone, I am new to this forum but a seasoned childcare provider. I love children and for the most part I am a very gentle and patient soul. However, for the first time in my career, I find myself discouraged. What do you do when one sibling is a joy and the other is a nightmare?
I have taken on a new child (age 6) for the Easter break and she will also come to me all Summer. Actually she is the older sibling of a very sweet 2 year old boy I watch full time. The girl is very bossy and does not listen. She unbuckles herself and other children in the van. She wakes the sleeping babies. She goes through my things without permission. She lies about the other children to get them in trouble. She's also incredibly manipulative and threatens to get me fired. She claims she has gotten other "sitters" fired before when they made her mad/not done what she wants. She demands constant attention and hollers over everyone to make herself heard. The other children do not like to play with her.
As of now I am dreading the Summer because of this situation. If I tell the parents the girl is not a good fit, I will likely lose her brother as well and i do not want that to happen. Thanks for reading. Any advice would be warmly welcomed.
I have taken on a new child (age 6) for the Easter break and she will also come to me all Summer. Actually she is the older sibling of a very sweet 2 year old boy I watch full time. The girl is very bossy and does not listen. She unbuckles herself and other children in the van. She wakes the sleeping babies. She goes through my things without permission. She lies about the other children to get them in trouble. She's also incredibly manipulative and threatens to get me fired. She claims she has gotten other "sitters" fired before when they made her mad/not done what she wants. She demands constant attention and hollers over everyone to make herself heard. The other children do not like to play with her.
As of now I am dreading the Summer because of this situation. If I tell the parents the girl is not a good fit, I will likely lose her brother as well and i do not want that to happen. Thanks for reading. Any advice would be warmly welcomed.
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