One of the most difficult times for the babysitter is bedtime. Children can be well behaved and very easy to approach throughout the night, but by the time it is time for bed they create chaos.
The babysitter needs to find out why children throw a tantrum before going to bed. If it’s because they had a good time with her for so long, it’s certainly a good job done by the babysitter; in this case, a little bribery is useful to get the children to bed.
Reading them a bedtime story is a good option. In this way, if the fun time can be extended a little longer, it will be very easy to put them in the nightwear and in the bed quickly. It is always advisable to read a fairly long story to them in a calm and somewhat monotonous way. An interactive or exciting story could fail the babysitter in her effort to calm the children.
Another smarter way to calm them down is to offer them a story reading if they have only changed into their nightwear and brushed their teeth. This encourages them to help each other rather than fighting to be the first to do it.
What is the routine?
This is where a little babysitting homework really works. Children generally have a scheduled time to go to bed. The babysitter should know these hours soon after joining the family.
Looking at the situation from the children’s point of view, they have already had a different evening with you. Therefore, they may also expect their bedtime to be different. So if the routine is known in advance, then it is easy for the babysitter to approach the children firmly but tenderly.
Again, if the kids don’t have a routine bedtime, then it becomes a bit difficult for the babysitter to get them to bed. In this case, the babysitter has to be firm and consistent and make them realize that in this case they cannot win her over.
The babysitter can help children imagine how happy their parents would be if they quickly found them in bed without creating the slightest fuss. The babysitter can even make a star chart for the kids and put little gold stars for everything they do during the night. Children save the chart to show their parents. This inspires children to stay well and behave well.
