What I am going through right now

Does the mother pay you for watching her child? The next time she asks you to do so say no and just slam the door... Very rude though, but you already told her before that you dont want to... And I think that should be enough... and besides I think that kid is starting to ruin your life.. Your just giving your self more stress when you watch that child... I always believe that ONCE IS ENOUGH, PEOPLE ARE NOT ROBOTS TO REPEAT THINGS THAT THEY ALREADY SAID BEFORE... AND TWICE IS TOO MUCH AND MAKING OR DOING IT FOR THE THIRD TIME IS CALLED ABUSE OR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF YOUR KINDNESS... I really wish this could help you..

I think that child must be having deep seated behaviorl proble, you need to see a pecialist for expert advise

As a mother of 5 I can tell you that this child appears, based on your description, to have some severe emotional problems. Possibly from the split of his parents or maybe something else but you should not feel obligated to watch him. You have told the mother the issues and obviously, she is not taking it seriously so you do what you have to. What happens when the child really hurts you or himself? Who do you think would get the blame? Personally, I would under no circumstance watch this child again and would mix no words with the mother. It is sad that she can't see there is a serious issue going on with her son. I wish you much luck and hope you can resolve this quickly.

Sounds to me that he might have some autistic features, but im not a psychiatrist. His emotional tantrums sounds like he needs to be seen by a professional ASAP. He also has mood swings, and aggression issues. How old is the kid anyway? And does it happen often?

Maybe the kid just want some attention that he didn't get from his parents? So maybe you should just ignore him when he's kicking and screaming. Don't show him that it bothers you. He'll stop when he can't get your attention. Only give him the attention when he does something good. Good luck

it's better to have a limit with him else he would take more advantage or you would be always under pressure...perhaps you may expect him to behave well in a few more years...if you still like his golden side,you may need to give up your impatience...if he is totally unbearable,stay away from him....

This kid sounds very emotionally disturbed. That is obviously not normal child behavior. I woul let the mother know you are very concerned and the only way you will watch him is if she takes him to get evalauated. Who knows what is going on with this kid? I would not want to watch him either. Good Luck.

it depends on how old the kid is, at some ages kids act like tht when they dont get their way or are told tht they cant so something. it hard to say whts really wrong with him. the first thing u should do is talk with the childs mother and ask her, if her child has any disorders of any sorts. after tht it makes it easier to deal with the kid if u know wht ur dealing with.