Babysitting help...please!!!?

Question

I'm 12 and I will have a babystting job every monday for 6 weeks. It will be for 2 hours each monday, and there is a 4 and a half year old boy and a 12 month old girl. I have never babysat before, but I have taken the Red Cross babysitting corse. What are some activities that I can do with the boy? He sapposedly gets bored easily. What should I bring? What shoud I do with the girl? How can I take care of the baby and the boy at the same time. Please don't tell me that this job is too much for me.

Answer 1

You should have the kids at your house to babysit to allow your mom to assist you until you are older. No offense to you, but I would never let a 12 yr old babysit my kids. I think thats too young unless you have some adult help. But those are not my kids and therefore not my decision.

You can do the same activities with the kids. Let them color, play with play doh, play out in the sprinkler, play legos etc.. Get some puzzles for their ages and do puzzles together..Or you could make flash cards and practice ABC's, colors, and shapes. The older child might know these, but it would be beneficial for the younger one.

Answer 2

no you will be fine i have been babysittin for five years just bring some coloring books and fun stuff like water guns and game lil kids love that stuff always works perfect wit my lil brothers and cousins. you will be fine just make sure youkeep an eye on both

Answer 3

A 4 year old and a 1 year old, I would babysit at your house with either your parents there.  You can ask the 4 year old what cartoon movies he likes and rent them.

Answer 4

Sorry, but I do think that this job is too much for you, and shame on the parent's of the child  and your parents that are letting you. 2 children, especially if one is an infant (under 15 months old is an infant), is MUCH too much for a 12 year old. I run an in-home daycare, and I care for 5 children total. I have 2 girls your age that come and help me during the hardest hours of the day, but I would NEVER consider leaving them alone with any of the kids, even the oldest 2, who are 4 and 7.

However, since you probably will do this regardless of my opinion, 4 year olds like to color, do puzzles, build with blocks, and just about anything else that involves you playing with them. Infants like to play simple games, like having you build a tower so they can knock it down, putting small toys in a container and dumping it out, peek-a-boo, etc.

Overall, I think your best bet (other than not doing this) is to coral them in one CHILDPROOFED room and sit the baby on the floor, never on a bed or couch.