In today's world, parents are quite busy in their own lives. They don't get much time to interact with their kids and spend some quality time with them. As such, most families resort to caretakers to look after their children. Caretakers are trusted upon to look after their children in a very proper way. The job of a caregiver is to create a healthy atmosphere for the child to live in and dwell.
Here are some do’s and dont’s for caregivers to be better and more responsible in their job:
• Help the child to concentrate by asking questions: It may so happen that a child may start missing their parents and may not focus more on the care giver. Caregiver in this case can start by asking some simple questions to the children. Questions can be like, what are their hobbies, what they love to do in their free time, etc. By asking these sort of questions, Caregivers can come to know more about the child and help to build a healthy relationship with them.
• Making a schedule: Care takers don't plan out what they are going to do the entire day. Moods of children can be different at different times and caretakers have to behave according to the moods of children. caregivers can make a light schedule of what they will focus on the specific day. They can make the schedule in the presence of the child so that the child can stick to the schedule properly and they can spend time together.
• Give proper meals: Children are not always in the mood to have the same food everyday. Caretakers should keep it in mind to surprise children with some other delicacies and foods. In this manner, the child remains happy and it is easy to spend time with them. Caretakers should give regular meals to children and look after them properly.
• Self care of the child: From the very beginning, children should be taught to be self dependent. Caretakers should teach children to do their work themselves. When children do their own work, they don't have to depend on anyone. They should be taught the values of working hard and working on their own.
• Inculcating Moral values: Caregivers can also help to inculcate moral values in a child. They should be taught the importance of moral values and the impact of these values in their later lives. Values make a man. Discipline and being obedient are some important traits that a child must possess.
• Enjoy some time out: when Children spend most of the time with the caretakers. Caretakers can take the children out in the open and play different kinds of games with them. In this way, the children will remain happy and also physically fit. Every child loves to play. Caretakers should choose their favorite sport and give them time to play.
• Making a schedule: Care takers don't plan out what they are going to do the entire day. Moods of children can be different at different times and caretakers have to behave according to the moods of children. caregivers can make a light schedule of what they will focus on the specific day. They can make the schedule in the presence of the child so that the child can stick to the schedule properly and they can spend time together.
• Give proper meals: Children are not always in the mood to have the same food everyday. Caretakers should keep it in mind to surprise children with some other delicacies and foods. In this manner, the child remains happy and it is easy to spend time with them. Caretakers should give regular meals to children and look after them properly.
• Self care of the child: From the very beginning, children should be taught to be self dependent. Caretakers should teach children to do their work themselves. When children do their own work, they don't have to depend on anyone. They should be taught the values of working hard and working on their own.
• Inculcating Moral values: Caregivers can also help to inculcate moral values in a child. They should be taught the importance of moral values and the impact of these values in their later lives. Values make a man. Discipline and being obedient are some important traits that a child must possess.
• Enjoy some time out: when Children spend most of the time with the caretakers. Caretakers can take the children out in the open and play different kinds of games with them. In this way, the children will remain happy and also physically fit. Every child loves to play. Caretakers should choose their favorite sport and give them time to play.
Parents leave their children in the hands of caretakers with the hope that their children can learn certain values from them and be good and disciplined. Caretakers should take their responsibility seriously or else there can be a negative impact on the child!