Babysitting Children With Disabilities

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Oct 28, 2001

Don't do things for the child that he should do for himself. Don't spoil him because you feel sorry for him. In fact, you shouldn't feel sorry for him. It's better for him to be independent and to feel good about himself. The more things he does without help, the better off he will be when he grows up.

Watch him when he plays to see what he can do and what his personality is like. This will help you plan ways to entertain him when you babysit. When you are planning, think about what he can and can't do, but also what he likes to do.

Try to read about the disability too so you know as much as possible. If you can learn to babysit children with special needs, you will have lots of babysitting work.

In the next articles, we will learn about some of the kinds of disabilities the children you watch might have.

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