The New Complete Babysitter's Handbook (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780395665589)

Taking care of other people's children is a job many young people enjoy doing and do well. It's a big responsibility, too. Today's babysitters need skills and awareness that past generations didn't dream of. This comprehensive handbook offers sensible, timely, upbeat advice on practical matters from changing a diaper to answering the phone, and on such sensitive issues as dealing with a parent who may be intoxicated and babysitting for children with chronic illnesses. Suggestions for games and activities indoors and out, meals, bathtime, and bedtime address the specific needs of infants, toddlers, and older children. Appendixes discuss minor mishaps and emergencies, how to tell which is which, and what to do in every case. All health and safety information has been reviewed by health-care professionals. Designed to go along in pocket or purse, with checklists for at-a-glance reference, "The New Complete Babysitter's Handbook" contains everything a great babysitter needs to know in a handy take-along size. Every babysitter and parent should have this book as a constant companion.

Author: Elizabeth James, Carol Barkin
ISBN-10: 0395665582
ISBN-13: 9780395665589
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 03/27/1995
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/01/1995 pg. 116
Booklist 05/01/1995 pg. 1565
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1995 pg. 363 - Recommended, Satisfactory