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you seem like you give really good advice so I was hoping you could help me out. I'm 11 and going to be 12 on september 9th. I am allowed to babysit although I hve never been hired to babysit alone. I am usually just a mothers help/ entertainer for the kids. I really need to make some money because there a lot fo things I want to buy that my parents don't find a nessacesity for them to buy. How can I make parents realize I am a responsible sitter. More importantly how can I find people within my town to babysit for
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Thank you. I do try to help people as best I can.
I would suggest taking a few classes. CPR and First Aid classes are things I consider necessities for a babysitter. The American Red Cross also offers a babysitting training class which you might want to take. I babysit from time to time and I've made it a point to be certified in CPR and First Aid. I've also took a child development class. Ask at your school, local college, YMCA, or local American Red Cross chapter for class times. You can look up your local American Red Cross chapter at [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
Taking these classes will show that you have a sincere interest in babysitting and that you're prepared for an emergency if it comes up. Trust me, parents want to know their children are safe when they leave them with someone else. This should also show your parents that you're responsible enough to be babysitting.
To find people around town to babysit for, I would suggest putting up flyers in locations where parents commonly go-the grocery store, church, the post office, the school, etc. Just make sure to ask first to be sure it's okay to hang up your flyer. Ask the parents you've worked for before as mother's helpers if they will give you a reference.
Make the poster eye-catching but don't go overboard. Make sure to list your name and phone number, hours and days you're available to babysit, experience you have (even if it's only babysitting your younger siblings or working as a mother's helper, these still count), the fact that you have references available upon request, classes you've taken that will help (CPR, First Aid, Babysitting), etc. Make sure you run a spell-check on it and have someone else read it just be sure it is error-free and clearly makes sense.
Before you get a job, I would suggest making a list of activities for different age groups so you're not at a loss for what to do. I also think it's a good idea to buy a binder so you can keep your schedule, information on the children you babysit, and activities in it.
When you do get a call about a job, make sure to ask the age(s) of the child(ren), general likes and disikes, any allergies, any medical conditions, any medications the child(ren) are on, house rules, bedtimes (if you will be one putting the child to bed), normal schedule, where you contact the parent in case of emergency, the number for the family doctor, etc.
I'm giving you a couple links on babysitting that you might find helpful. They offer forms, snack and activity ideas, games,
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I hope this helped. Good luck in your babysitting.
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