Child Minding Qualifications
Personally, I love children and babies, I have a lot of patience and tolerance, I love spending time with them and making them learn new things. I am very fun and outgoing, for this reason, I make them do things like crafts, play with them or encourage them to be happy children without so much need to use technology (television or cell phone).
I studied international cuisine for 1 year in 2018 and worked in restaurants while studying this degree. Therefore, I can make food for the children.
First Aid Experience
I have experience in first aid, since in my family there have always been babies and children, in which I always had the role of taking care of them from a very young age. My parents taught me how to react to an accident that occurred with one of them. For example, in the event that a baby or child chokes when eating or swallowing an object, the Heimlich maneuver would be used, but it depends on the age of the child. If it is a baby from 6 months to 1 year, it should be placed face down, placing the baby's head towards the floor, holding it with one hand and with the other giving it 5 slaps right between the shoulder blades. If the object or food cannot come out, the baby is placed on his back, placed on top of our legs with his head directed towards the floor again and with two fingers, 5 compressions are applied to the baby's chest, all of this checking. the baby's mouth, if we find the object or food with the index finger. If we still don't find it, we continue doing repetitions of both maneuvers 5 times of each one. In the case of a child who can already stand, you should look for the navel, place your fist above the navel, with the other hand do compressions in an upward direction and regulate the force upwards.
Also in the event that they get sick, the first thing I do is worry about their temperature, I check if it is normal and if it is high I worry about placing a damp cloth with moderately cold water and of course I administer a little. medication if necessary. that existed on the parents' side. If their temperature is normal, but the baby continues to cry, I analyze whether they perhaps have colic (if they are babies, of course). If so, I would try to calm them with some strategies that I use, for example picking them up, sitting on the bed with them and moving them, making gentle movements on their stomach and back, that calms them a lot along with some environmental noise.
If they are already medium-sized children, and they fall on a surface, first check their heads. The most important thing is, if this is the case, place ice on the affected part to prevent swelling, and if it is something more serious, call an ambulance and the child's parents. If it happens that the child has fallen and has gotten a wound, the wound should be disinfected and then put some ointment to relieve the child's pain and then place a bandage or wound patch on top (depending on what they are called in each country). )
In any case, I always notify the parents of everything that happens, and if it is necessary to call the ambulance, I do it. I have never had to face anything like this, since I am very careful and very protective of my children. They are my responsibility, it is as if they were a child or a family, that is why I take my work very seriously.
Special Needs Experience
As I said in the column above, I had a teenager with bullimia, in which I had to make sure she ate her food and keep an eye on her when she went to the bathroom. Adding to that she had the beginning of diabetes and anemia. I had to give him his medications at the appropriate time, and he also knew how to use the emergency remedy which was to prick his leg. On the other hand, his brother had asthma and had to give him his corresponding medications in the afternoon.
Experience with Children Under 2 Years
In 4 years I was with 3 families, in which I took care of children and babies of different ages, from 9 months to 14 years, some children had different conditions and abilities, and I was able to connect with them in a very positive way.
My first family was with a 4-year-old girl, I went to her house and a car picked her up from school and dropped her off at home. The first thing I did was give him lunch, and then we would go to the park in front of his house, and while there we would dance, sing or, since he really liked to draw, we would do it right there as well. We had a great time together, he entertained me a lot and his parents allowed him to watch television but I preferred to do more educational things to stimulate his creativity and also his ability to socialize with other children.
Then my other family went with a 9-year-old boy and a 14-year-old teenager, I had to go pick them up from school at different times, the youngest first and then the teenager (they left at different times). I fed them both, where I cooked for them and they paid me extra for that. I was very careful with the teenager since she suffered from bulimia, I had to make sure she ate the food and then made sure she didn't go to the bathroom to vomit the food. She was undergoing psychological treatment, and it was thanks to that that we were able to connect very well. She told me that I was like her older sister, since she always wanted to have one, she confided in me what was happening to her and for me that is super important, connecting with my children. And with his 9-year-old brother, since he liked to play very rough, I helped him regulate his energy through play, we would go running or play ball, or do some type of sport so he could release that energy. I also helped him with his homework since it was a little difficult for him, but I helped him a lot, especially with language, which was a little more difficult for him. But in general, the three of us had an incredible time together, to this day they send me messages that they miss me a lot.
Then I was with a 9-month-old baby, I was with him for 1 full year, his mother was single and had to work a lot. I spent a lot of time with my baby, we organized ourselves with my university schedules and those of the mother, to coordinate the care of the baby. With this baby he was very calm, but the stage just arrived where he was already eating and his teeth were coming out, so I helped him a lot with that and prepared his corresponding meals. Also as time went by, I noticed that his speech was a little difficult and I encouraged him so that he could speak. When he wanted something, he repeated the word a lot to encourage speech. As he grew older, I also helped him so he could take his first steps to walk. When he had colic, it calmed him a lot when I walked him a lot and jumped in bed with him, with background music.
