Thanks for all the advice.

This child is on time out constantly. I remind her every morning what is expected of her. I praise her good behaviour. I don't use sing song voices when I talk to the kids. My facial expressions & my voice change so they know the difference between good behaviour & naughty behaviour. I also criticize the act and not the child. I never call anyone bad.

Talking to her about how other feel when she is mean wasn't doing anything so I sort of demonstrate. For example, she was holding a toy above their head teasing them with it. She kept doing it even after redirection and time out so I showed her what it would feel like. I asked her to bring me the toy she was playing with. I held it high and asked her how she felt. She was able to express she didn't like it. I told her that's how the babies feel. She did it again 10 mins later.

She is only part time and comes a few days a week. They don't require the care. It's more for a break for the stay at home mom.

None of my kids are related. I do know that this child has a baby sibling at home

I only make about $250 a month from this family. I have 2 full timers starting the end of June.

I was doing activities with her when I could. We were doing colouring activities to prep for school and such. The toddlers usually act up for my attention & I lose the preschoolers attention after about 2 mins. She isn't interested.

Her parents are on the same page as me as per quiet time especially when they found out that kindergarten has quiet time. So I let her lay on the couch while the toddlers sleep. One toddler sleep on a flip sofa in the living room. He hates playpens. So I put sesame street on and the toddler falls asleep while preschooler watches TV. She was goofing around on the couch and almost fell on her head so I moved her to the floor. I caught her trying to kick the toddler to wake him.

I feel so bad because the parents are really nice people. I guess I can approach the subject by mentioning that I don't think she's happy here instead of complaining about her behaviour.