My 18yr old DD babysits a 3yr girl old several times a week. The toddler is dropped off at our house about 6pm and the mother returns to collect her around 11 -12pm.
The toddler is quite sweet but doesn't have any routine for bedtime.
DD puts her up to sleep in her bed at around 10pm. This results in the toddler screaming for a very long time. My daughter finds it hard to cope.
I think that the child normally watches a film before bed, well we don't have TV and even if we did, that wouldn't be our routine.
Tonight I have had to intervene and tell the toddler that she has to be quiet before my DD will return to the room.
Miraculously, it seems to have worked after 20 mins of us lurking downstairs.
My DS is 13 and it's a school night for him.
It's a lot of disruption to have in the house but I want to support my DD earning a living before she goes to Uni next year.
DD can't look after toddler at their house as we live in the sticks and there's no way of her getting home afterwards.
I've posted this in Parenting too, but thought it might go unnoticed so have put it here as well.