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[quote=Anonymous]My kids are 3.5 and almost 7, and I’m freaking out a little. They were apparently really sweet with our longtime sitter until bedtime, and then DD (older child) tried to take control of DS’s bedtime, closing and locking his door, pushing back big time against our sitter, got really upset (probably yelled and cried) when sitter said she’d call the fire department to unlock the door, and I am feeling so anxious about it today. These are kids who can certainly be tough with me, but are always perfect with others. I think I have been a little stricter about bedtimes and morning wake times recently, and DD is maybe trying to reclaim control when she can. She really wants to be the one in charge of him, putting him to bed, waking him up, all that, which isn’t appropriate, obviously, so she’s grappling with the limitations that I’ve been enforcing. Also, this sitter is someone whom they’ve known a long time, so they’re probably more comfortable, but I fear she’s growing disenchanted by them, as she has said often that she prefers to work with babies and doesn’t like the power struggles that older kids set in their ways present—referencing prospective families to work with, not mine. Plus, she primarily worked with DS, and I know it bothers her that he is becoming more independent, wanting to follow his sister, and she probably takes it personally, whereas a hs or college student wouldn’t be so invested in their relationship with DS, letting that color the interactions. She is supposed to come back next week, but I feel like I just want to scrap the whole thing and find someone else. It’s tough, because I used to feel so carefree when she would come, but knowing she struggles increasingly with DD and is losing her grip on DS, I feel like she’s probably judging me somehow, and is feeling hurt by my kids. Mostly just needed to vent, and wondering if anyone has any similar stories.[/quote]

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