I have worked for a family babysitting a 3 year old and a 5 year old twice a week, if the children are upset i head up to find out the problem and calm them down, i have never had an issue looking after them. I have also cared for 2 children aged 7 and 12, i looked after them all day and night as their parents were in the country for a birthday party. I was asked to care for them while the parents were out this included driving the children to a restaurant to meet their parents and then later picking them a couple of hours later to take them to bed at the evening.