Dealing With Tantrums & Bad Behavior While Babysitting

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Part of the video series: Babysitting Guide for Parents & Babysitters

Summary: Learn tips on dealing with temper tantrums and other forms of bad behavior while babysitting, from a professional nanny in this free children's video.

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Aisha Puri Aisha Puri is presently a full time nanny and has been working with children for the past 11 years. Aisha is certified in infant and toddler training along w... read more

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Dealing With Tantrums & Bad Behavior While Babysitting

Hello! My name is Aisha and on behalf of Expert Village, this is how to use a babysitter. When using a babysitter, it is good to explain to your sitter that children sometimes have tantrums and are not always very pleasant. So when this happens your sitter needs to understand how to negotiate with a child if a child wants his way and also, if the child is having a tantrum. Usually when a child is having a tantrum, the best thing to do is to be patient, try to talk to the child while the child is having a tantrum to calm him down and if that doesn’t work; to let a few moments pass by and then eventually the child will stop. Negative behavior like hitting, spitting, name calling and being disrespectful can also be redirected with some positive activities. Once the positive activities have been displayed, the child will see that they can have something else better to do and they will enjoy that time with the sitter. My name is Aisha Puri and thank you for watching.

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