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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• Picking up the toys after a child is finished playing with them (or ensuring that the child does it).
• Changing a wet sheet with a dry one before a child goes to sleep.
• Feeding meal and cleaning the dishes that were used.
• Helping potty train a child.

There are duties that do not come along with a babysitter job and a babysitter has the right to refuse them or accept them at an additional cost. Few of such responsibilities could be:

• Vacuuming the house
• Tutoring the child
• Doing family laundry
• Stripping beds and making them.
• Washing dishes

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Watching a child is a full time job and you even if you are paid extra money for an additional responsibility, you need to think twice before accepting the same. Remember that babysitting is your primary job and any additional work, which may distract you from doing the babysitting job may not be acceptable.

Clients or parents ususally confuse responsibility with dependability. Dependability means that you use common sense and can be trusted to do a good job. Responsibility often means extra work. When more work makes you feel as though you’ve been taken advantage of, it’s easy to become resentful. Before landing a babysitting job, find out whether your role is strictly child care. Decide what level of responsibility is acceptable to you. If your client crosses the line of acceptability, discuss the problem right away without any delay. A responsible parent would accept your ability to speak up and establish limits. Most parents are aware that people have limitations and their priority is quality care for their children.

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Babysitting job interviews are more like an interrogation, rather than a discussion. Hence, it is easier to anticipate the questions and be prepared for the answers before hand. You being prepared for the babysitting job interview gives that extra bit of confidence about you to the parents. Typical questions, which might come up during an interview are : what is your experience, names of people who would like to give you a good recommendation, how much is your charge etc. If you do not have any experience in doing a babysitting job, you can inform about the voluntary work you’ve done, you can tell names of people who gave you good recommendations (ask people in advance, if you can use them as a reference). Your answers should always bear in mind your safety. Do not reveal too much personal information.

Some of the questions, which you can ask the parents:

• How many children will I be babysitting? What are their names and ages?

• What are the household rules? How would you like me to handle it if a child misbehaves?

• What time is bedtime and what is the bedtime routine?

• Will I be preparing any meals or snacks for the children? Are there any foods that should be avoided?

• Do the children have homework or chores to complete? If so, would you like me to help make sure these get done?

• What do you expect me to do when your child is sick and has a contagious illness?

• Do the children have any allergies or medical conditions that I should be aware of?

• Are there any pets? If so, do they need to be fed?

• What are some of the children’s favorite play activities? Do the children have any favorite stories, songs, or rituals that will help put them at ease?

• Are there any areas of the house that are off-limits or restricted?

• Would you like me to answer the phone?

• How can I reach you in case of an emergency?

• What are the hours of the babysitting job?

• How will I get to and from your home?

• Added responsibilities (if any) like doing dishes,

Think about your safety. If you don’t know about the family, say you will get back to them after you talk to your parents. You may even ask your parents to arrange a visit with the client.

You may not want to take up a babysitting job, which requires much more from your side than anticipated in the beginning. For example, some medical conditions like seizures, asthama, diabetes or hemophilia.

Personal limitations, which might affect your ability to do a good job – afraid of heights, afraid of pool/water, afraid or allergic to any animal.

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Safety is the first aspect you need to look when you advertise for your job. You should discuss safe, effective ways to advertise your services with your parents or any other responsible adult. Going door-to-door in your neighborhood may be acceptable to you and your parents. A job, which is closer to home, is usually preferable because you remain closer to home and usually the community will be known to you. Also, you save time on commuting. If you live in an apartment, you may be able to put flyers on the notice board, swimming pool area, laundry room etc. Ensure permission from the apartment manager before you do so. Flyers can easily be designed on a PC or you can design by hand and make copies using a photocopier.

For the sake of safety, do not put your last name and home address on the flyer. You should not reveal this information unless you are ready to accept the job and have ascertained the safety of the job. Putting flyers on the school notice board is safe only if it’s a small school ~ say a school with less than 200 students. Chances of knowing a child of child’s family is greater if the school is smaller. You can access these links to create a flyer and example of flyer.

Recommendation is considered a safe way of advertising. You can print business cards (See business card templates) and hand them over to fellow church members during coffee hours. You could also request them to recommend you to their friends. Grow your network, seek help from your sitter friends. Ask them to recommend you the next time they get a job offer, which they can’t accept. A good babysitter is usually in demand and hence, gets a lot of babysitting offers, which can reach you.

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