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Babysitting What to do if phone rings
When the phone rings, should I answer it?
Check with the parents. Since they may want to call you to make sure everything is alright, that is a good question to ask. Sometimes an answering machine is present and you can monitor the call. Normally I allow that to answer the calls, but I monitor the call to find out who is calling. Caller ID is another helpful feature. If you do not recognize the number of the incoming call, do not answer the phone.
Answering the phone, and not taking a message correctly could cause a problem, and it may not be appropriate to let someone know that parents aren’t home.
Answering the phone can cause a host of problems, so better not to do it.
Hi all great information here and good thread. May I ask how did you think of these ideas ?