The kids im babysitting for (6boy and 7girl) wont go to bed?

Question

Okay yeah they were up stairs and everything was fine and then they came down and they wouldnt listen when i told them to go to bed and they starting fighting and screaming and they were shoving each other on the stairs and Lennon (the 6 year old) Started crying. Its kinda quiet right now but who knows how long the will last. They were supposed to go to bed at 9 30 and its like 11 00 now. Should i tell the parents how they were acting or lave it alone. I know Veronica (the 7 year old) was the one making Lennon cry. wow! and also Veronica was on youtube looking up swearing things and all t his. should i tell the parents? Veronica lives with her mom and her dad is hers and lennons dad bt she has a diff. mom. im mad and confused! What should i go when they come back down a nd what should i tell the parents? kaleb (the one year old) fell to sleep like an angel! thanx

Answer 1

Yes, tell the parents.  It's something they need to address.  From now on the computer stays off when you're there.  If they don't listen, unplug it.  Don't be afraid to discipline them.  They will test you and your limits to see exactly how much they can get away with.  Next time, separate the kids and put them in their own time outs.  

Answer 2

Everything at that age is a game, so make it a game for them. We used to 'challenge' our son to run up and down the stairs 100 times to get him tired. They love praise too, so we would make the biggest deal out of how awesome he was for doing it. I wouldn't address it in a negative way for the parents, as you don't want to make yourself seem incapable of watching them again. Spin it so they know what happened and how you dealt with it so that it ended in a good way.