Babysitting Tips : Meeting the new family

Visiting the children and their family before you actually babysit is a pretty good way to get acquainted. It gives you an opportunity to evaluate the family and the surroundings. It also helps the children to get to know you. To make a good impression, wear clothes that say you are ready to play. Be sure to smile and pay immediate attention to the children. Try to avoid any kind of jewelery, which attracts the attention of children and is sharp edged. Plan age-appropriate, get-acquainted activities for your first visit with a new family. Babies may not talk, but they love to hear music, voices. They like singing, even if it’s off-key and rocking. Infants are partial to bright colors and the rhythm.

Children between the age of 1-6 are either very outgoing or very shy. With most children it is not wise to rush into things and let the child come to you. Children of such age, irrespective of being shy or outgoing, may not talk much in the beginning, but will always be interested in new things and people. When children know something you don’t, it makes them feel important and recognized. Ask them about their toys, books etc. Once you can get the children to talk to you, rest will be easy.

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School age children like puzzles, tricks magic etc. You need to do things to get their attention like card tricks, making a coin appear and disappear. You need to practice the tricks so as not to goof up. Also, if you can teach the children, the tricks, it would make them famous in the neighborhood. It’s hard to guess children’s interests because each chid is so different.

The relationship between you and the children you babysit is more intimate than the relation you would develop with their parents. However, your relationship with the parents is equally important as it determines whether you will continue with the job or you will have to look elsewhere.

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