I'm helping out my SIL tomorrow by looking after her two boys (almost 5 & 3.5) while she has an inset day at school. I've got my own DD of 13 months. I've not had the two together on my own before, and am actually starting to wonder what I've let myself in for
Please share advice on stuff that I don't know already - how to go about taking them to the loo ( !!), how to diffuse squabbles, good ideas for 'quiet time' etc. It's like a crash course in parenting!
I have stuff lined up in my mind for them to do, eg drawing, CBeebies magazines, books, play outside, play instruments...although not sure if this is anywhere near enough! My DD will quite happily sit and be entertained by her DCousins, so I don't need to worry too much about her
Maybe someone can just reassure me that my house will still be intact at the end of the day
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Looking after 2 DNephews tomorrow - advice needed!
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HollyFP · 01/09/2011 22:57
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