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In this story, one young woman who was living with her aunt, her husband, and her two kids came up against this issue while babysitting their youngest son. The three-year-old had a toy train that he loved to play with, but he became distressed and started screaming when it fell over while he was playing with it.
This was a regular occurrence, and his babysitter grew tired of dealing with the issue while she was taking care of him. When it was his naptime, she decided to put the toy away, leading him to play with his other toys after he woke up.
She told her aunt about the situation, and she was annoyed that she had prevented him from playing with the toy. She wanted to know if she was in the wrong.
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AITA for taking a child’s toys away for the afternoon?
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Commenters agreed that she had made the right decision.
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25-year-old takes toy away from 3-year-old cousin while babysitting, gets reprimanded by aunt: 'I wasn't going to listen to him scream all day'
Almost anybody who takes care of kids can tell you that one of the most important parts of the process is damage control. Even the most diligent caretaker is not going to avoid every scenario where they get themselves into trouble, or get upset over something that seems totally inconsequential and dumb to most adults. While preventing these things might be the best course of action, it is only realistic to expect that you have to respond to problems rather than avoid them quite a lot of the time.
The real test comes in how any issues that arise are responded to. Some things just aren't going to be as effective, or are straight-up not good in terms of a child's development. Choosing the right option every single time can feel like a minefield, and sometimes even more so when babysitting for children that aren't yours. Parents can get opinionated on how other caretakers treat their kids.
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