Babysitting

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I worked at a child care center for a couple of years and it always interested me to watch the parents come and go from the center. Some parents would walk in, hand over the child with a kiss, and walk out while the child headed towards the teacher or toys.

Other children would throw a fit before they even reached the classroom, but the parent would reassure them they would have fun and see them soon and get out of the door as quickly as possible.

Then there were the parents that would coddle, and start to leave, the child would run crying and grab their leg and the parent would coddle again. This could go on for a few minutes. When the parent finally got out of the door they would stand outside to make sure the child quit screaming and sometimes come back in the room. Of course, the child would be completely fine after about 3 minutes.

It was just so interesting to see the differences in parents and children. Not to mention the children that threw a fit because they knew that it was what their parent wanted. It was very entertaining and sweet (sometimes annoying) to watch. I can imagine how hard it can be to leave your child when he or she is crying, when the little boy I nanny for cries when I leave it breaks my heart, so as a parent that would be a million times worse.