Would you be willing to look after this child?

Question

A neighbour rings you up one evening. She has an important work conference to attend the next day and is desperate for someone to look after her daughter.

You readily agree, but then the neighbour adds that the child often soils herself and she will include some spare underwear in case you need to change her. You ask if the girl could not change herself, but the neighbour says she makes an awful mess if she tries to do so.

Would you still be willing to look after this child?

Answer 1

Charge them £50.00 and tape a black bin liner round it's middle....

Answer 2

How old is the child?

Answer 3

No, there's one thing dealing with your own kids accidents but i couldn't with someone elses' child.

Answer 4

I think that it does depend on the child's age. Make it clear that you dont mind looking after her- this one time. Ask her if its possible for her to put the child in a nappie for that one day. You dont know the child and she doesn't know u so you shouldn't have to deal with all that..

Hope This Helps x

Answer 5

I wouldn't look after my "own" child if I got that report.  That's disgusting.

Answer 6

How old is the child?

I would but I would make sure I tell her that its not to be a regular thing and its only for emergencies only.

Answer 7

no i dont think i would, she obviously has toilet problems that need too b sorted out asap

it is not youre responibilty to clean up after a soiled child no way

maybe if her mother wasnt so intrested in work and confrences them maybe it would get sorted, that is just wrong

dont do it? why should you? its up to the mother

Answer 8

Yes I would because i've been there myself! All you need to do is encourage the little girl t go to the tilet often and make sure you dont scold her if she does soil herself. All kids are different, some are harder work than others!

Answer 9

no :( sorry but imagin the mess and the stink

Answer 10

probably yes with my wifes help

Answer 11

If the child is 0-5 then yes. any older no!

Answer 12

Nope, not unless I was being paid a load of money.

Answer 13

It all depends on how much that neighbour means to me. If she's a good friend, and is genuine and desperate for my help I would. If it's not the case I wouldn't, would never do such a thing by courtesy only.

Answer 14

No, I was minding my friends children one day and her 3 1/2 year old who is suppose to be potty trained pee'd on my new footstool and it really really pissed me off as my daughter who is 4 months younger has never done this.  

If its a baby then you can understand but if its a child who should be potty trained then my answer would be an absolute NO

I have a hard job cleaning anyone else's child but my own children

Answer 15

Course you would depending on the child's age.  Most people have changed a soiled child at some time or other it doesn't take long.

Answer 16

It depends how old the child is. If she's like 2 or 3 or 4, then I guess I would. But any older, probably not. And if she often soils herself, why isn't she wearing some kind of diaper?

Answer 17

Yes I still would do it. The child no matter how old, could have a medical condition and it's only for a couple hours, it's not like an over night or all day. We have a cousin who is 11 and soils himself. He has a condition called encopresis and he cannot help it. He does take medication though and is pretty good about cleaning himself up. I might ask the neighbor if her child had any medication for the issue that they could take.

Answer 18

It's not her fault, poor thing. But no one likes cleaning up that for a child that isn't their own.

Answer 19

Yes i would still look after this child, it is usually not the childs fault that she soils herself, how old is she? has she a medical problem as to why she does this, or is it that the parent simply hasnt trained her properly yet, either way the parent should pay you adequately for looking after her daughter.