Obj. 6.01 Identify characteristics of responsible caregivers.

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Obj. 6.01 Identify characteristics of
responsible caregivers.

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Responsible Caregivers

• Characteristics
• Affection loving
• Patience- taking time, enduring without
  complaint, to teach. Ex reading the same story
  over over or taking extra time, waiting on a
  child to tie they shoes.
• Self-control managing your emotions behavior.
  Ex when babysitting children are in bed, clean
  up (straighten) after yourself
• Consistency always the same Ex arriving on
  time taking good care of children. (This is a
  sign of being responsible)
• Alertness aware of your surrounds. Ex Lay an
  infant down on his back for safety. Remember
  BACK TO SLEEP
• Energy full of life and being healthy

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Responsible Caregivers

• Education
• No one is born with the ability to parent. One
  must learn practice how to take good care of
  children. Caregivers need to understand the
  stages of development that children reach at
  various ages. Then they have a general idea of
  what to expect from the child how to respond to
  their needs.

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Responsible Caregivers

• Coping strategies
• Communication Always be informed about what is
  going on with your children.
• Conflict Resolution Limit the number of choices
  for young children.
• Decision-Making Put the childs needs first.
• Problem Solving Think through each step,
  remember you have someone elses life you are
  influencing.
• Management- Priority! You are a Caregiver
  first, then other roles second. Your childs
  future will depend on it.

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Responsible Caregivers

• Help
• Family Friends
• Agencies Organizations
• Support groups
• Hot lines
• Books Magazines
• Classes Workshops

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Babysitters

• Never give a child anything sharp to play with.
• Never let strangers into the home while
  babysitting.
• Never leave children alone.
• Never let children watch whatever they want on
  TV.
• Never spank a child that is not your own.

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Babysitters

• Never insult a child.
• Check the viewing guide and select an appropriate
  program with the children.
• Never leave children to just find their own show.
• Should always follow all rules and regulations of
  the parents.
• Should have a basic knowledge of child
  development to know what to expect from children.

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Babysitters

• Always have a snack time if more than 2 hours.
• Always show affection to children by interacting
  with them.
• Always show patience with children by waiting for
  them to do things themselves and reading the same
  story over and over,
• Always be responsible by arriving early and
  asking about emergency numbers and childrens
  schedules.

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Babysitters

• Always let parents make big decisions about care
  for the child, example establishing a bedtime.
• Always use self-control by waiting before
  reacting when you are angry.
• Always leave the house as you found it.
• Always read books before bedtime that will help
  them go to sleep.

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Objective 6.02

• Evaluate Positive Guidance Techniques.

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Positive Guidance Techniques

• Types of Guidance
• 1. Setting limits children need to know what
  they can cannot do. They find security in
  knowing what is expected of them. Review the
  rules frequently with children.

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Positive Guidance Techniques

• Types of Guidance
• 2. Redirection Telling children what they can
  do is more effective than telling them what they
  cant do. When you see a child going in the
  wrong direction MODEL the correct behavior or
  activity and get them back on track.

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Positive Guidance Techniques

• Types of Guidance
• 3. Consistency-Actions when a caregiver is
  teaching a child when they say or do the same
  thing every time a rule is broken. Rules and
  responses need to be carefully thought out so
  that enforcement can be reasonably managed.

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Encouraging appropriate behavior

• Modeling appropriate behavior is the best way to
  promote good behavior in children. Acknowledging
  correct behavior is also useful.

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Handling inappropriate behavior

• Discipline techniques corrective actions
  should be immediate and fit the misbehavior.
  Explain what was incorrect and remind the child
  what behavior is desired. More serious offenses
  require a different action take away privileges
  or timeout.

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Discipline of Children

• When a child is playing with something that they
  should not, just move it.
• Use time out as a method of punishment for a
  child that is not your own.
• To discourage children from yelling NO when it
  is nap time, give the child a choice of books to
  read while resting with the child.
• When a child refuses to eat excuse him from the
  table and let him finish his meal later
• If you want a child to do something, demonstrate
  how to do it and ask them to help.

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Continue with Discipline

• Use consistency (have the same set of rules and
  following those rules each time a rule is
  broken).
• Always give a child praise for positive behavior.
• Parents are to set the examples.

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Abuse

• Behavior that threatens the physical or mental
  health of another person.
• 3 types physical, emotional, and sexual
• Mistreatment of a child in either one of these
  areas.

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Think about this!

• Parents should make the bedtime rules for their
  children and the babysitter should follow the
  rules.
• To get a child to pick up their toys, the
  babysitter should pick some up and show the child
  where they go and ask the child to help them
  like it is a game.
• Setting a good example is the most effective way
  for children to learn good behavior guidelines.

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And this too!

• Setting limits for children helps them to know
  what they can and cannot do.
• Unconditional love means loving a child
  regardless of what they say or do.
• Children who receive praise for responsible
  actions are more likely to continue doing the
  appropriate behavior.

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Objective 6.03

• Practice safety and first aid procedures.

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Safety and First-Aid Procedures

• Block stairs with stair guard.
• During a fire get out of the house, then call
  911.
• Learn CPR and first aid and Heimlich maneuver.
• Baking soda and water paste should be put on a
  bee sting.
• Run cold water over a burn.

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Safety and First-Aid Procedures

• For seizures place the child on their side incase
  they vomit and stay close by.
• For cuts apply direct pressure above the cut.
• If a child swallows something that they should
  not, always call poison control.
• Store dangerous things away from the reach of
  children.
• Give children small soft foods as snacks
  (bananas).

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Safety and First-Aid Procedures

• When in a car a child must always be in a car
  seat.
• Put sunscreen on a child that is going outside.
• Babies should sleep on their back or on their
  side.
• Teach children to pet animals gently.
• Avoid clothing with drawstrings.
• Never use plastic bags around children.
• Never leave a child alone on a changing table.

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Safety and First-Aid Procedures

• Never let a child go to the restroom alone.
• Never underestimate a childs ability.
• Never argue in front of a childcan cause
  nervousness and insecurity.
• Never leave a child alone in the bathtub or any
  water, no matter the age and no matter the water
  level.
• Never bath a child during a thunderstorm.

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What to know?

• Put plastic caps over all unused electrical
  outlets to childproof your home.
• If a small child is handed into the street, the
  caregiver should yell with a loud voice to get
  the childs attention. Example Run toward the
  child and SCREAM Stop!!!
• When a child has been in a accident and they are
  not breathing (cannot find pulse) immediately
  begin CPR.

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Know this too!

• If children can get into the medicine cabinet
  they will think all the bottle of pills are candy
  and are likely to try them. Always lock this
  cabinet, and if ever you think your child has
  been inside call the poison control center to
  speak to someone.

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Activity to complete

• 1. Student are to create a Safety Handbook for
  young children. Safety First-Aid Procedures
• Include the following information on how to
  handle this type of emergency inside your
  booklet (find pictures to illustrate)
• Choking Drowning
• Falls Electrical
• Cuts Burns
• Poisoning Animals/insects bites
• Strangers Select one of your choice to add.
• Be creative in designing your book!

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Objective 6.04

• Discuss career opportunities in the early
  childhood education field.

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Careers in Childcare

• Career Levels
• Entry level Child care workers at centers
• Babysitter
• Nanny
• Camp counselors
• Cafeteria workers
• Intermediate level teacher aide
• Team coach
• Childrens book Author
• Storyteller (childrens
  performer)
• Professional level Librarian (Media
  specialist)
• School Teacher
• Pediatrician (Doctor)
• Pediatric Nurse
• Dietitian

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Education, training, and qualifications

• A pediatric nurse must complete a college
  university degree.
• Working with children requires someone who is
  creative and has new ideas.
• Helping tutor elementary school students would be
  a great tool to see if you are really interested
  in becoming a teacher while being in high school.

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Education, training, and qualifications

• A dietitian is trained in foods nutrition.
  They coordinate the purchases preparation
  styles of food selections. Having a College
  University degree is required.
• Nanny is someone who cares for children while
  living with the family.
• Having a caring quality trait would be needed for
  a Daycare Director
• Any job working with children would require
  having patience.

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Education, training, and qualifications

• Entrepreneur is a person who owns and runs their
  own business. Examples Rent-A-Clown to
  perform at birthday parties or special events, a
  person who baby-sits children, or tutors after
  school children who needs help in school
  subjects.