Hello. I really have to bite my lip when anywhere near my MIL when she is minding as I know if i were to say anything, it would cause big arguements, but I feel sorry for the children and dont want to sit back anymore:
-The children are just left in the playroom all day, unsurpervised, to watch TV or entertain themselves
- I have been there for more than 2 hours, talking to MIL before I even realise she had mindies there!
- An 18month old little girl last week, walked out of her house and down the road, where I found her and returned her, to find nobody had noticed.
- The children have never done an activity or game with her, or get any sort of attention from her as she just isnt interested.
- The children are left in their cots to cry for a long time. I understnad she may need to leave them to go to sleep, but even after a sleep, they wake up and can sometimes lie there for an hour or so before she gets them, just because she is "busy" (usually chatting on the phone or to guests).
- She doesnt even like childminding and just does it for the money.
What would you do? I am becoming a childminder myself but would never do it the way she does.
What would you do if this was you?