How can i get the 7 year old im babysitting to listen to me!?!

Question

In the past 2 days i haven't been able to get her to listen to me! She keeps telling me im not the boss and that she is the grown not me! I am so mad at her right now it isn't even funny and yet she insits we play a game and when i tell that no we aren't gonna play a game because she hasn't listens to me she goes and plays anyway! i just don't no what to do with her! She is driving me crazy!

Answer 1

You have to be firm and consistent.  What works well here,

we take away the most favourite thing she likes.  

Answer 2

mabe u should stop babysitin that girl, or tell her parents, or tell the parents why ur ganna stop babysitin her.

Answer 3

Be firm and stern. If she doesn't listen the first time, tell her again in a louder more forceful tone. If she still won't listen, tell her parents. Don't threaten her by saying " I'm gonna tell mommy." Just tell them and ask them what to do.  

Answer 4

okay i baby sit a little 7 year old and she used to drive me crazy and so i think you should go to the doller store and buy some little crapy toys that she will think that are cool and say reward her with them and say you dont get a toy today if ur not good or you can buy her the toys and she will get one once a week and she can only 1 out burst 1 a week hope this works have fun and if she dose not respond good to these start taking things away and make her know ur the boss and dont let her forget it but what ever u do dont yell because she wont want to lisen so talk to her in a calm voice and she storms of let her be and the 5-10min later go talk to her and find out what is the matter

Answer 5

Time out. If she doesn't, then when she goes to do something you stop it. She goes to watch tv, turn it off, unplug it, goes to play a game, take it away, goes on computer, turn computer off. tell her she can play when she sits in time out for "what ever time you choose" Show her your the boss!

Answer 6

Girls are so annoying, thats why im glad I have boys. Give her Mother a full report. Sit a note pad out and tell her everytime she doesnt listen you will write down what she did wrong, along with the time she did it and you will show her Mother.  

Answer 7

Haha, the six year old I babysit used to do the same thing. He told me he was in charge when his parents were gone. I told him only a baby wouldn't be able to see that I was older and more grown up than him. When he still sassed off I physically carried him upstairs and put him in his brother's crib and told him to get himself out if he were so grown. He couldn't do it and had to ask me politely to lift him out. If you don't have a crib available, you can still pick her up and move her where you want her to go if she won't go by herself. Also try putting toys, dessert, books, etc. up where she can't reach them or in a locked drawer and tell her to get it if she's so grown. She'll have to ask for them nicely and admit you're the boss.

Answer 8

Try to talk to her again,  kids pick up on things when we feel frustrated and upset.  And they will use it against you sometimes and push you to your limits. Try to play with her like dress up or dolls.  I would let her know that she can't do something or have something she wants if she does not listen and put her in time out - like a hallway or somewhere she really does not have anything to look at or distract her and dont just leave her there , stand close by to make sure she is sitting with her feet crossed and touching the wall, and sit up. If she tells you that you are not the boss ask her if she want to call her parents and hear it from them that you are in charge and you can tell her that you will tell them on how she was acting.  And if you say no stick to it.  If you say no to a game and she goes and plays anyhow, go right after her and either turn tv or game console off, or take her DS out of her hands.  You have to stand firm becasue once you give in and she will continue to run over you.  

Answer 9

OH MY GOD that happened to me but it was a boy and he was 7 as well. i couldn't deal with him and he was my neighbor, at first he was all nice and stuff he would listen and do what he has to do but then he started to get mean and he locked me out of the house and then ran up the block so i had to chase him in SOCKS I tried really hard, like i would bribe him it worked most of the time and i was happy. try that say like if you do this and this you will get this but if she doesn't do it just say look im older then you i have more power then you i have a phone to make the call,so be nice and listen lol ...but yeah try that. but after a while the kid for me got used to it and stopped listening again i just gave up i couldnt deal with the stress at the time. hes an evil child and i never call children evil. =[

so i hope i helped you out  

Answer 10

kids this age thrive on opposition. if you need her to do something and she says no, try making it into a game. like for bath time, race her to the bathroom. set a timer to see how fast she can get washed up. tell her parent that she is acting this way, too, and you may get a raise.

Answer 11

As a babysitter you really have no right to discipline anyone else's child.  You are there to entertain the child and make sure the child doesn't get into something that may harm them.  It is part of your job to play whatever games the CHILD wants to do whether YOU want to play them or not.  It it your JOB to tend to that child and not on a computer, not be on the phone or playing video games unless the child wants to play them.  You are NOT a parental replacement in fact you're probably not that much older than she is.  You are NOT the boss, the bosses of the child are the child's parents.  If she is truly a problem for you it is up to YOU to speak to the parents instead of getting confrontational with her...that only proves to her just how immature you really are, so she is right you're not grown.  Then if the parents don't fix the problem you can always decline the next time they ask you to babysit.