Cara S.

“ As the oldest cousin in my family I have always been surrounded by younger children. The constant involvement with my younger cousins got me interested in babysitting. I would babysit my cousins when I was in grade school and also babysat for neighbors. Then throughout high school, I babysat for multiple families on a regular basis. There was one family of three girls that I babysat for a couple of hours every...

As the oldest cousin in my family I have always been surrounded by younger children. The constant involvement with my younger cousins got me interested in babysitting. I would babysit my cousins when I was in grade school and also babysat for neighbors. Then throughout high school, I babysat for multiple families on a regular basis. There was one family of three girls that I babysat for a couple of hours every other Saturday evening; I played games and created crafts with the children. I would get them ready for bed and read them stories before tucking them in for the night. I also babysat during the day for them in the summer, when I could run around with them outside and play outdoor games. An additional family that I babysat for also had three children (two boys and one girl). I was their caregiver every snow day while the parents were at work. I cleaned, cooked meals, helped with homework, and played in the snow with them. While most of the families I watched had three elementary or middle school aged children, I have also watched children as young as 1 yr old. I watched a family with two younger children ages 1 and 3 for a couple hours in the afternoon once or twice a week. The boy age 3 had a speech impediment.
I am now a sophomore in college and although I do not babysit as regularly as I did in high school, my interest in children has continued into my college years. Every Thursday I volunteer at a daycare center where I am an assistant to the 4 and 5-year-old class. I volunteered at this center for two years. I assist with the 3-year-old age group. And last summer, I was a part time nanny for a family, watching them three or four times a week for most of the day. I did everything from making lunch, doing the dishes, picking them up from summer camps, dropping them off for play dates, and taking them to their pool.
I am comfortable watching four children at once. I have watched both genders, ages ranging from 1 yr old to 13 yr olds. I am majoring in French at college and would be willing to teach basic French lessons as part of my child care services.

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