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Show SITTER SKILLS Help the elementary school children in your neighborhood become good babysitters when they are old enough. While you're around the house, teach them the basic skills of child care as the mother above is doing. Even when you go out, your responsibility for your baby never ends. Besides selecting an enthusiastic and capable babysitter, you're expected to give the teenager teen-ager enough information so he or she can take care of any emergency. Gerber's child care experts, with more than 50 years of experience involving the welfare of children, suggest these pointers. . Give the babysitter a tour of the house. The kitchen, bathroom and route for emergency escape deserve special attention. . Tell the sitter where you'll be and for how long. Leave a list of important impor-tant telephone numbers by the phone. Be sure the list includes the number where you can be reached, and the numbers of a nearby friend or relative, your child's doctor and fire and police departments. You can also help your elementary school children become good babysitters when their time comes. While you're around the house, teach them the basic skills of child care as the mother above is doing. Joint efforts of parents and sitter will make babysitting baby-sitting enjoyable for all,, including baby. |