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[quote=Anonymous]It is fine to tell her she needs to do some quiet time, whether that is her reading by herself, or working on a craft etc. As she is 8 yrs old, she really doesn't need someone to be doing things with her constantly. Why don't you find out if you can set up some playdates during that time (having a friend over at least one of the 2 days if not both), so that she can play with someone else for a while? A single child should be able to entertain themselves by that point, but it can also be lonely without a built-in playmate. I think doing a playdate or 2, and at least one outing a day to a park or something would be great. Then add in some creative play or crafts, let her read (or you could offer to do a bit of group reading, taking turns) and then if she is allowed any media (find out what the parents rules are with that), throw that in around your other plans. Honestly, when I was that age I was doing more stuff on my own at home than with my parents and while I did have an older sister, we didn't always play together. If someone wanted me to be "full on" for the whole day, they would need to pay me a lot more than $10/hr that is for sure!

I would say that your suggestion on pay sounds fair if it is something that you are willing to accept. You could probably go a bit higher with the daytime rates, and do the $13/hr as that is still significantly less than your normal hourly rate and is obviously a rate that you would feel comfortable with and not regret the chance to earn more for this 2.5 days of work. But that is totally up to you what you want to go with. I wouldn't suggest going any lower though. I probably would go with $12-13/hr day rates if doing just $50/night for the nighttime sleeping flat rate. Or if doing the $10-11/h, then $75/night instead.[/quote]

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