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I think I might send my DD to a childminder - am I being mean?

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KatieMac · 01/06/2005 22:14

She is driving me crazy - I can cope with 6 under 5's (mainly under 2) but 1 7yo have me stumped.

After 3 days of half term I'm considering finding another C/Mer for her - as she will be good for them.

I am going beserk

What else can I do?

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Xena · 02/06/2005 20:30

Can you discribe her behaviour?

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KatieMac · 02/06/2005 20:07

Another horrendous day - my assistant (very carefully) menioned DD's apalling behaviour

What am I to do?

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Xena · 02/06/2005 09:24

I mind a 6 yo LB and he is an angel for me when his mum arrives he is a horror

bigdonna · 02/06/2005 08:34

hi katiemac, i am a cm and my ds of 7 and dd of 6 fight the whole time my cm kids are better behaved, but only for me not for their parents!

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KatieMac · 01/06/2005 22:31

Yep - Fran that's why I feel I'm being mean

I can cope with her friends and other mindees the same age - but when she's there the whole house is on edge.

Xena I'm glad it's not just me

EPIS - I'll look out for a camp in the summer at this rate I'll be a basket case by Friday

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Xena · 01/06/2005 22:20

Hi KMc my DS is 7 and he is driving me crazy when I am c/m he does love to challenge me, or when we are out. Today just me and my 3DC's were at the shops buying shoes for DD2 then we were going to buy him a spiderman tshirt and a tape player, in clarks him and DD1 were behaving dreadfully then when I called him over as we were by the till I said to him that if he didn't behave he wouldn't get what he wanted and he looked me in the eyes and says 'I don't want it anyway Do you understand me' he then repeated this about 5 times just incase anyone in the shop missed what he had said. Trouble is he hates to be told off in public but instead of behaving he justs strops even more. Needless to say that was the last shop we visited.

Fran1 · 01/06/2005 22:16

Aren't you a childminder yourself?

expatinscotland · 01/06/2005 22:15

How about a camp or other activity? We took swimming, tennis, arts & crafts, ropes courses, etc.

It was a win-win thing: Mum got a break and we got to play with other kids.