I saw this video from one of the posts in Facebook. I got intrigued from the comments I read on my friends’ wall cause they found it funny. So I’m sharing this to you. In Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jimmy challenged the parents to give their kids terrible gifts to see how they’re gonna react on them.
What can you say?
At first, I was smiling on the kids’ reaction, it was really genuine. You can definitely see the kids in them. But at the middle of the video when some of the kids throw bad words, I thought how can these kids have the guts to shout those foul words. I was like “oh gosh!” I cannot believe what they just said. How can parents let them say that? If they were my kids, they would definitely end up in the loo or I will spice up their food so they cannot say those words anymore. We do not tolerate such words in our home, even just for fun. And we teach kids to appreciate all the things that were given to them, no matter how big or small it is.
Still it’s a cool idea to give kids a terrible gift and I would definitely try it at home, since my son, my nieces and my nephew loves having fun. I wanted to see their reactions and I’m sure they’re gonna laugh.
Before I take a break from my past job, I asked myself, what are the benefits of being a babysitter, will I be able to earn what I was accustomed to earning? Really, I’m not so sure about the financial benefits of babysitting but I still wanted to try it. Working for ten years on the same job is quite tiring and I really needed to take some time off.
Here are some of the benefits of being a babysitter based on my experience:
1. Being a babysitter enables me to spend more time with my family. When I was working as a stewardess, I used to see my family 3 to 4 times a week during winter and rarely during summer season. I even miss birthdays and other special occasions in the family! But now I’m always present and I even have the time to cook for the party.
2. Being a babysitter enables me to control my own time. I don’t have to wake up so early to prepare myself to go to my job. Neither do I need to travel to go to work.
3. Being a babysitter saves me time and money travelling back and forth from day job. Parents bring their kids at my home.
4. Being a babysitter saves me money buying new clothes to wear for work
5. Being a babysitter enables me to have extra time to enhance my art skills. It enables me to have more time to unwind and do my hobbies like cooking, which I have stopped doing while I was working on my old job.
7. Being a babysitter enables me to help other people, like working moms, while I help myself too (financially and morally). Sometimes we need to have some break to figure out what we really want in our lives. And this was a great way for me to reconstruct my goals.
Babysitting is not all about the benefits and the good things. There are also some cons. If looking after your kids are not easy, what more with other kids. It takes a lot of patience and a lot of vitamins (anti-fatigue LOL) to help you survive a day. I used to look after 10 kids in a day, with different age brackets, and I tell you, that really takes a lot of energy.
Many parents are finding a hard time dealing or handling with stubborn kids. I know that for a fact since I’m looking after a couple of kids for quite some time now. So I would like to share a couple of thoughts, tips and tricks on how to handle a stubborn kid.
A stubborn kid keeps on ignoring you when you say something or even shouting back at you when you tell them to stop. Most of the time, he/she will throw everything on the floor and even slam the door, stomp their feet or cry like there is no tomorrow especially when they want something that you cannot give them. She would even look at you fiercely like they want to cut your throat for stopping them. Or sometimes they would just hit other kids to get your attention. Most of the time, you will notice these characteristics with toddlers as they begin to realize he is a different person from you.
Ooops! Don’t get carried away yet. I know it’s a pain to handle those stubborn kids but you have to understand why and how they become like that.
Not all stubborn kids are really bad kids. Some of them tend to be a little brighter and more active than the mild-mannered kids. Their self-esteem and independence developed earlier in their childhood thus becoming a better problem solver.
How Stubborn Kids get Stubborn?
I know you love your child dearly and you want to give them everything. Perhaps you wouldn’t want to hear them cry when they were little that you would carry them all day. Or perhaps you don’t correct them when they did something wrong and instead side on them when your wife/husband teach them a lesson for misbehaving. That is totally normal for parents. But do not overdo it because this is where all their stubbornness starts.
I know some parents who have raised their kids like that, and now they are having problems handling them or disciplining them since their kids don’t listen to them anymore.
When you stop giving them everything they want and paying less attention to them, their tantrums starts and the story goes on. A tantrum is an emotional outburst, usually associated with children or those in emotional distress, that is typically characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming, yelling, shrieking, defiance, angryranting, a resistance to attempts at pacification and, in some cases, violence.
What to Do with Stubborn Kids?
Now that you know how your child became stubborn, you might be asking if it’s too late to correct them. So here are some tips on how to handle your stubborn kid.
1. Have a one on one talk with your child when both of you are calm. The best time is before going to bed. Tell them that if they behave well, they will be rewarded. Kids love being rewarded for being obedient. You might want to tell them about Santa Claus giving gifts to nice kids.
2. Praise your child when they did something good, i.e. saying “thank you” and “please.” Kids like being praised in everything they do, even adults, too.
3. A stubborn kid throws things everywhere. Show them how to arrange everything especially their toys after playing and tell them that if they don’t, you will not let them play again. Hide their toys until they promise to keep them after playing.
4. Be firm and serious if you want them to follow you.
5. When you are giving them punishment, don’t smile. Talk straight to their eyes. That’s one way of showing your authority and that they have to follow you.
6. If being modest to your stubborn kid doesn’t work, give him an ultimatum. Let him/her stand in one corner facing the wall without moving. This should do the trick instead of spanking them. If it’s not working still, let them stand with arms stretched up on both sides. If it’s still not working, put a weight on their hands.
Most of the time, stubborn kids test your patience. They will try to outweigh you to see if you will tolerate everything. Be more patient to them and try spending more quality time with them. Sometimes they do stubborn things just to get your attention.
accustomed to earning? Really, I’m not so sure about the financial benefits of babysitting but I still wanted to try it. Working for ten years on the same job is quite tiring and I really needed to take some time off.
