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Any advice for babysitting a toddler for 6 hours-ish? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by ghosthand@lemmy.ml to c/parenting@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8355853

Good friends of mine would like a reprieve so they can have their anniversary dinner. I've been a camp counsellor and was pretty good at it but those kids were all 6 years old, this one is 13 months old. Adorable kid but I figure maybe some folks here might have good ideas/thoughts/suggestions/crass jokes?

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[–] jws_shadotak@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

For kids around that age, it's much easier to distract them from something than it is to calm them down about it. If he's crying about not being able to eat dirt, distract him with a ball or some shit and he'll immediately forget about it.