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Babysit Me is has lists of people in New Zealand offering their services in all area’s of caring for people, from newborn babies, to elderly care, there’s the usual list of

Babysitters, Daytime Help, Elderly Carers, Au Pairs, Nanny’s, House Sitters, Pet Sitters, Home Help, Special Needs Carers

but it doesn’t stop there, many of the NZ carers listed in the directory also offer things like Homework Help, Tutoring, before and/or after school pick-ups and care, Emergency Care Respite Care, Help with Birthday Parties, Short Stay Care in their Own Homes.

The carers in the carer directory range in ages from 14 to 60+ so offer a downloadable CV’s , most will do housework, or generally anything that’s required, although the odd carer states quite clearly “I won’t do your housework.” lol.

I’m going to add some new searchable categories one of which will be of interest to people from overseas… Carers looking at AuPair out of New Zealand.

So if you are a

Babysitter, Daytime Help, Elderly Carer, Au Pair, Nanny, House Sitter, Pet Sitter, Home Help, Special Need Carer and might also offer

Homework Help, Tutoring, before and/or after school pick-ups and care, Emergency Care Respite Care, Help with Birthday Parties, Short Stay Care in their Own Homes, or any other way of taking care of a certain or any age group,

and looking for the

best ways to promote yourself as a babysitting join up here

http://babysitme.co.nz/join.php

Babysitme.co.nz has at least 144 babysitters, that are also interested in becoming your AuPairs, Live-in Babysitters, or Nanny’s that live in the Auckland Area. Many of the NZ Nanny’s have been to school and trained at Nanny school, so are qualified

http://www.babysitme.co.nz/showresults.php?city=2&town=9&suburb=&maxRate=&nanny=on&find=Search+

The above is a search for only Auckland, if you’d like a Nanny or Au Pair in other areas in NZ then use the find a babysitter link a and search the main cities for most results for Nanny’s and Babysitters.

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Nine Months Old

By nine months of age, babies are taking their first steps. The baby may try to stand on his own, which often leads to falling and crying. Do not be concerned. You have not done anything wrong. The baby is smarter than you think and can understand some of the words you say to him or her. They may even attempt to say a word or two, although it may be unintelligible. Use a normal voice when you speak to them rather than using baby talk. If you use adult language, they will learn to speak much faster. If the parents are using normal language with them, you do not want to interfere with their development by using baby talk.

Ten Months

At this point, many babies can walk. The can stand by themselves, can squat, and even take a few steps, if someone holds their hand. They may be attached to a blanket, stuffed animal, or other object and they enjoy investigating anything that they can reach. These objects may be unusual, so be sure to check with the parents to find out if the baby requires a special toy when they are put to bed. The baby will use rhythmic babbling that sounds similar to sentences. Like everyone else, the baby wants you to listen to them. The baby will also use pointing and vocalization to indicate that they want a certain object.

Eleven and Twelve Months

By 11 or 12 months of age, the baby will have already learned to walk and will be moving around everywhere. Watch him or her closely because they get into anything and everything at this age. She understands a few words and a few commands.

Find out how to refer to the child when you first agree to babysit a hearing-impaired child. Some say hearing challenged or hearing impaired, while others use the term deaf. In every situation, deaf and dumb is the wrong term to use.

Eventually, these children will learn to speak even if they can’t now. Some can hear a little, and many of them have some hearing and hearing aids to help them hear well.

Usually, hearing impaired kids learn to communicate by lip-reading or sign language. Learning to speak is something that most deaf children accomplish. Sign language comes in several different types. ASL has its own grammar, and it is the 4th most common language in the US. Pictures and meaning were used to create the language. In sign language, you may notice SEE or several other methods in English. ASL does a better job of helping deaf children fit into the deaf culture, and SEE does a better job of helping kids learn to communicate with hearing people. They only know of a hearing world if they aren’t taught how to sign.

If the child uses sign language to communicate, any babysitter should learn to use it as well. Arrange for the parents to teach you the most important signs if this will be a steady customer. Learn sign language on the Internet or buy a sign language book with your babysitting money. How well you can take care of the child is measured by how much you can sign. The child will know that you care if you accomplish this. Have the parents show you what signs the baby uses because they don’t always sign like adults.

Look him in the eye and speak clearly as you sign to a deaf child. Your lip movements should never be exaggerated. The normal way that lip movements occur is how he learned to read them. Don’t look away or put your hand in front of your face. They may understand lip-reading, signs, and listening; many children use a combination.
Plan games and activities that don’t require much communication until you are better at signing. Look at picture books, do crafts, or play tag. Writing notes back and forth might work for older children. Teaching you to sign might be something that children enjoy.

Be sure that younger children don’t turn off their hearing aid; make sure you keep an eye on them to prevent this from happening.

To escape you, they may do this sometimes. Keep a close eye on them because they might take them off and hide or lose them. To replace them, it will require a lot of money. To make sure it doesn’t go down the drain, take off the hearing aid and put it in a safe place before you give the child a bath. While the child is taking a bath, sleeping or swimming, ask the parents what to do with the hearing aids.

Deaf children are just regular kids in most ways, and that is the most important thing of all to remember. Just like you would any child, treat them as if they are no different. Feeling special and important is something they long for.

Babysitting Seven Month Old Babies

By the time a baby is 7 months old, it has learned many useful skills. They are able to sit up by themselves, and many of them are able to crawl, or otherwise scoot along on the floor. It’s boring for the baby to be contained in a swing or playpen for long periods of time, so let them out onto the floor. If you have concerns, you can lay a blanket on the floor, but they may not stay on it. Some babies can pull themselves up to a standing position at this age, utilizing a table or other furniture for support. With all these new skills, babies commonly get hurt. They may fall down or bump their head when crawling under a table and these incidents may provoke crying. This is an unavoidable part of a baby’s learning experience, so do not think that you are doing a bad job if this happens.

Babysitting Eight Month Old Babies

At this stage, babies often express anxiety or fear when separated from their mothers. Most likely they will cry when their mother departs. Try to take them into a room where they will not see their parents’ departure. If you do so, they will not notice when their mother or father leaves, and may continue playing happily, at least for awhile. At this age, babies love it when you applaud them. Help them build a tower with blocks. Then, when it falls down, clap and cheer. Most likely this will hold their interest for about 15 minutes.

If the child bites me, what should be my course of action?
Let the parents know. Biting can be quite problematic, particularly if the skin is broken. You should get medical attention if they bite you and the skin is broken.

Clean and sterilize the wound and cover it with a band-aid until you can get to a doctor. You must advise the parents because if the child attends daycare or school, the parents must advise the teachers of the problem so they can work together to rectify the problem.

DO NOT Bite the child back, this doesn’t teach them anything.
DO NOT Smack the Child.

If the problem persists ask the parents how they deal with undesired behavior like Biting

5 or 6 month old Babies are fun to babysit, by this age they are usually past the colic stag, and haven’t yet started teething, so they are usually happy, and like nothing more than being your constant point of attention.

Five Month Old Baby

By the time a baby is five months old, most likely it will be able to lift its head and shoulders when they push with their arms. They enjoy lying on a blanket on the floor, also enjoying giving and getting attention. To get attention, a five-month-old is more likely to make noise and wriggle rather than crying.

Six Month Old Baby

Babies who are 6 months old enjoy playing peek-a-boo. Normally they will play it again and again, enjoying it immensely. This is an excellent way of entertaining a baby or to stop it from crying. Some of them are able to sort toys by size, and they enjoy looking at their own reflections in a mirror. If they see your reflection in the mirror, they will probably turn to look at you, because they think that you are in the mirror itself. Some other things they can do include transferring a toy from one hand to the other, drinking from a cup with handles with help, banging objects together, clasping their hands, and using only one hand to grab for a toy.

Winton is in need of some pet sitters.

So if you can and would like to offer a pet-sitting service in Winton, you can register here , http://babysitme.co.nz/join.php

So if you like to walk dogs, feed cats and other pets, even ride horses to exercise it, then register at above link free. If you want a petsiter, then do a search here, to find if there is any caregiver -pet sitter registered in your area. http://babysitme.co.nz/findbabysitter.php

While you are register as a pet sitter, you can also add other caregiver services of you wish, other caregiver services include Daytime Help, Elderly Care, Nanny/Au Pair, House sitter, Home Help, Special Needs Care, and more caregiver services in New Zealand to come.

Winton pet-sitters wanted, need some to Pet sitter in Winton Southland?