MATCHING ACTIVITY


On the next page of your Handbook, there is a matching activity. Using your chart to help, try to match the age to the behavior. [Give students up to one minute to complete the activity.]


Let’s take a moment and go over this activity together.


• What age is most likely to need everything to be done by you? (Infants.) • What age is most likely to be resistant? (Toddlers.) [Point out to students how many times the word “resist” is in the Toddlers column.]


• What age is most likely to be cooperative but need frequent reminders? (Preschoolers.) [Point out that preschoolers are a good age group to start with when students begin babysitting because they usually cooperate.]


• What age is most likely to know the rules, but push the rules? (School age.) [Point out that school age children may push the rules because they are the closest to the babysitter’s age.]


Let’s see if you can answer a few more questions using your chart:


• What age group loves pretending and listening to stories? (Preschoolers.)


• What age group has a short attention span and enjoys simple games? (Toddlers.)


• What age groups need reminders to use the bathroom? (Preschoolers and also younger school age children.)


• What age group depends completely on you to be fed, entertained, put down for naps, and kept clean and dry? (Infants.)


If you turn the page, you’ll see that your Student Handbook tells you how to provide the BEST care. Notice that B-E-S-T is also an acronym for the four routines you’ll need to know for each age group:


B – Bedtime E – Entertainment S – Snacks/Meals T – Toileting


Remember that the BEST babysitters know the child’s routines, so if you are babysitting, you need to ask the employer about Bedtime, Entertainment, Snacks and Meals, and Toileting.


• Look at the information for Infants. How should you put an infant down to sleep? (On their back.)


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