Babysitting Help
Are you?
| 44% (109) | Male | |
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| 55% (137) | Female |
246 voters have answered this question.
Your age?
| 46% (114) | 12-16 | |
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| 28% (71) | 17-21 | |
| 9% (24) | 22-30 | |
| 6% (15) | 30-40 | |
| 8% (21) | 40+ |
245 voters have answered this question.
Do you babysit?
| 92% (228) | Yes | |
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| 7% (18) | No |
246 voters have answered this question.
If yes, how often do you do it?
| 18% (42) | Every day | |
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| 50% (117) | Often | |
| 22% (53) | Sometimes | |
| 6% (14) | Rarely | |
| 3% (7) | Never |
233 voters have answered this question.
Have you ever babysat naughty kids?
| 73% (177) | Yes-Boy | |
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| 71% (172) | Yes-Girl | |
| 4% (12) | No |
242 voters have answered this question.
How old were they?
| 8% (20) | 1 | |
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| 11% (27) | 2 | |
| 20% (48) | 3 | |
| 20% (48) | 4 | |
| 23% (55) | 5 | |
| 32% (76) | 6 | |
| 38% (89) | 7 | |
| 33% (77) | 8 | |
| 46% (107) | 9 | |
| 9% (21) | 19 | |
| 36% (84) | 11 | |
| 31% (73) | 12 | |
| 18% (44) | 13 | |
| 14% (33) | 14 | |
| 12% (30) | 15+ |
232 voters have answered this question.
Did you punish them?
| 62% (147) | Of course! | |
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| 29% (69) | Only when things got out of hand | |
| 7% (17) | Sometimes | |
| 1% (4) | No |
237 voters have answered this question.
If yes, how did you punish them?
| 48% (114) | Time-out | |
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| 86% (202) | Spanking | |
| 14% (33) | Grounding | |
| 40% (94) | Early Bedtime | |
| 5% (13) | No Dinner | |
| 24% (56) | Washed out mouth with soap | |
| 29% (69) | Loss of privileges | |
| 14% (33) | Extra Chores | |
| 15% (36) | Other |
233 voters have answered this question.
What were they being punished for?
| 50% (117) | Lying | |
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| 53% (123) | Swearing | |
| 78% (182) | Disobediance | |
| 62% (144) | Talking Back | |
| 33% (78) | Stealing | |
| 46% (107) | Breaking Things | |
| 65% (151) | Temper Tantrum | |
| 49% (114) | Doing Something Dangerous | |
| 43% (102) | Parents Told You To | |
| 17% (40) | Other |
232 voters have answered this question.
Did the punishment help?
| 39% (91) | Immensely | |
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| 45% (106) | For the most part | |
| 12% (28) | A little | |
| 2% (6) | Not at all |
231 voters have answered this question.
If you didn't punish them, did they get more out of control?
| 81% (147) | Yes | |
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| 18% (34) | No |
181 voters have answered this question.
If they got out of control, what did you do?
| 2% (4) | Cried | |
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| 1% (3) | Left the children | |
| 47% (80) | Waited until the parents came home | |
| 58% (98) | Other |
168 voters have answered this question.
If you gave them a time-out, how long was it?
| 14% (23) | 1 minute per childs age | |
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| 1% (3) | 1 min. | |
| 1% (3) | 2 min. | |
| 0% (1) | 3 min. | |
| 0% (1) | 4 min. | |
| 15% (26) | 5 min. | |
| 20% (33) | 10 min. | |
| 11% (19) | 15 min. | |
| 17% (28) | 30 min. | |
| 9% (15) | 1 hr. | |
| 0% (1) | 2 hrs. | |
| 6% (11) | 3+ hrs. |
164 voters have answered this question.
If you spanked them, how were they clothed.
| 14% (32) | Fully clothed | |
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| 21% (47) | Pajamas | |
| 9% (21) | Swimsuit | |
| 26% (56) | Underwear only | |
| 65% (140) | Bare bottom | |
| 30% (66) | Naked | |
| 3% (7) | Other |
215 voters have answered this question.
If you spanked them, what did you use?
| 79% (173) | Hand | |
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| 26% (57) | Ping-Pong paddle | |
| 21% (46) | Belt | |
| 36% (80) | Hairbrush | |
| 12% (28) | Switch | |
| 16% (35) | Ruler | |
| 22% (49) | Wooden Spoon | |
| 11% (25) | Other |
217 voters have answered this question.
If you spanked them, how many swats did they recieve?
| 19% (41) | 1-5 | |
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| 28% (61) | 5-10 | |
| 33% (72) | 10-20 | |
| 28% (62) | 20-30(A little much) | |
| 11% (25) | 30-40(You're pushing it) | |
| 5% (12) | 40-50(What were you thinking) | |
| 11% (24) | 50+(Child abuser) |
215 voters have answered this question.
Did they cry?
| 25% (57) | Screaming | |
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| 35% (78) | A lot | |
| 29% (65) | Some | |
| 6% (15) | Barely | |
| 2% (5) | No |
220 voters have answered this question.
If you grounded them, how long did it last?
| 32% (35) | 1 day | |
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| 15% (17) | 2 days | |
| 11% (12) | Less than a week | |
| 19% (21) | A week | |
| 4% (5) | Two weeks | |
| 2% (3) | 1 month | |
| 4% (5) | 2 months | |
| 8% (9) | Longer |
107 voters have answered this question.
If you grounded them, did the parents enforce it when you were gone?
| 74% (83) | Yes | |
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| 15% (17) | Somewhat | |
| 9% (11) | No |
111 voters have answered this question.
If you gave them an early bedtime, how early did you send them to bed?
| 2% (3) | 5 minutes early | |
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| 4% (7) | 10 minutes early | |
| 18% (28) | 30 minutes early | |
| 32% (49) | 1 hr. early | |
| 18% (28) | 2 hrs. early | |
| 11% (17) | 3 hrs. early | |
| 12% (18) | Longer |
150 voters have answered this question.
If you washed their mouthout with soap, what did you do?
| 58% (56) | Made them suck on a bar of soap | |
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| 28% (27) | Brushed their teeth with liquid soap | |
| 37% (36) | Both |
96 voters have answered this question.
If you took away privileges, what did you take away?
| 87% (116) | TV | |
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| 66% (89) | Computer | |
| 68% (91) | Video games | |
| 46% (62) | Telephone | |
| 46% (62) | Cell Phone | |
| 46% (62) | Ipod | |
| 36% (48) | Other |
133 voters have answered this question.
If you gave them extra chores, what did you give them?
| 67% (65) | Washing dishes | |
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| 42% (41) | Laundary | |
| 57% (56) | Clean toilets | |
| 67% (65) | Clean room | |
| 52% (51) | Take out garbage | |
| 34% (33) | Pick up dog droppings | |
| 35% (34) | Clean out litter box | |
| 45% (44) | Do a previous chore a second time | |
| 23% (23) | Other |
97 voters have answered this question.
Have you ever babysat a bedwetter?
| 49% (102) | Yes-Boy | |
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| 52% (108) | Yes-Girl | |
| 26% (54) | No |
205 voters have answered this question.
Did you have to diaper them?
| 46% (89) | Yes-Boy | |
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| 51% (98) | Yes-Girl | |
| 30% (58) | No |
191 voters have answered this question.
Did you have to take them to the bathroom at night?
| 63% (113) | Yes | |
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| 36% (65) | No |
178 voters have answered this question.
Did you have to clean any wet sheets?
| 47% (87) | Yes | |
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| 52% (96) | No |
183 voters have answered this question.
Did you punish them for wetting the bed?
| 36% (68) | Yes(Why?) | |
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| 63% (120) | No |
188 voters have answered this question.
Did you ever punish a child in public?
| 12% (25) | All the time | |
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| 21% (44) | Sometimes | |
| 37% (77) | Whan it's needed | |
| 29% (62) | Never |
208 voters have answered this question.
If yes, did people stare at you?
| 10% (18) | Yes | |
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| 45% (77) | Some people did | |
| 0% (0) | Got in trouble with the police | |
| 43% (73) | No |
168 voters have answered this question.
Do you think I should spank the kids harder?
| 82% (181) | Yes | |
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| 17% (38) | No |
219 voters have answered this question.
If yes, with what?
| 68% (134) | Hand | |
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| 29% (57) | Ping-Pong paddle | |
| 28% (56) | Belt | |
| 41% (80) | Hairbrush | |
| 18% (37) | Switch | |
| 18% (36) | Ruler | |
| 25% (50) | Wooden Spoon | |
| 9% (19) | Other |
195 voters have answered this question.
If yes, how should they be clothed?
| 9% (20) | Fully clothed | |
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| 16% (34) | Pajamas | |
| 22% (46) | Underwear only | |
| 65% (133) | Bare bottomed | |
| 28% (58) | Naked |
203 voters have answered this question.
Should I ask the parents to spank them when they get home?
| 65% (140) | Yes | |
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| 34% (75) | No |
215 voters have answered this question.
Do you think I should use another punishment along with the spanking?
| 67% (144) | Yes-Along with the spanking | |
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| 7% (17) | Yes-Without the spanking | |
| 22% (47) | No-Spanking is enough | |
| 2% (5) | No-You shouldn't punish them at all |
213 voters have answered this question.
If yes, what?
| 32% (54) | Grounding | |
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| 67% (114) | Early Bedtime | |
| 13% (22) | No Dinner | |
| 33% (57) | Wash Mouth Out With Soap | |
| 43% (73) | Loss of Privileges | |
| 29% (49) | Extra Chores | |
| 27% (47) | Other |
168 voters have answered this question.
Do you think that these kids are beyond help?
| 6% (13) | There's nothing you can do | |
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| 93% (189) | There's always hope |
202 voters have answered this question.
Will you leave me messages to help me out?
| 33% (58) | Yes | |
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| 66% (116) | No |
174 voters have answered this question.
