Indian Names and Parenting

With more and more working parents and families going nuclear, the concept of a domestic help/ Au pair/ nanny/ baby sitter has become popular every where. This throws up a great challenge as it is very difficult to find a professional babysitter. It is very important that you find a babysitter whom you can entrust your little one without worrying much. This post will lead you to some pointers in choosing a good babysitter.

Motherhood or natural Love for Kids

It will be best if you can find a nanny who had been through motherhood. If you cannot find one, see if your babysitter has a natural affection towards kids. This will be useful as you need lot of patience with small kids.

Basic training

Kids are never idle and requires your attention all the time. Even when they sleep, things can happen and the babysitter should have some basic knowledge of first aid and emergency.

Experience

When it comes to handling kids, there should not be any compromise on the experience part. Experience will equip your babysitter with the confidence and the presence of mind to act accordingly to the many situations, both emergency or otherwise.

Language

It is best if your babysitter speaks the language you speak to your kids. When the kid is in the growing stages, it is best you don’t confuse them with multiple languages. If your baby is too small, then this really doesn’t matter.

Apart from the above qualities, ask them about their previous work place and inquire with them about their experience. This will throw a lot of insight about the general behavior of your baby sitter. For more useful parenting tips, keep visiting our parenting blog.

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