When you babysit you always must have a good background. Because first the parent's half to be able to trust you to watch their child. If you have a background of being mean and stilling. The parents will most likely not let you watch their child. Also, you must have a good background for the child because children look up to the adults. If they see …show more content…
But before the parents leave make sure you ask them if their child is allergic to anything. You don’t half to make anything fancy ether kid usually just eat things like pizza, mash potatoes, chicken nuggets and mac and cheese, things like that. When I watch my niece and nephew they love to eat chicken nuggets and mash potatoes. Also, before
you fix anything try asking them what they would like to eat. Because some kids are picky about what they eat and don’t like a lot of things. But then you also have kids that will eat anything so, watch out. Make sure they do not put anything in their mouth that is not supposed to go in there. Because you never want the child to start chocking.
You also half to know how to talk to the child. Some kids have nervous break downs and start to miss their parents. When and if they do you need to know how to calm them down. Just start by telling them that everything is ok. If their parents are available, try calling the parents and letting the them talk to their parents. Or try to get them off that subject and onto a different one. Never let the child think that their parent is in danger or is hurt. That will make the child sad and depressed and you want to keep the child as happy as possible. When the child looks sad always ask what's wrong. Because you never know what the child is thinking. If the child won't tell you what is wrong and still acts sad just, try to change the subject to something they like to do