[blparent] Babysitting a two-year-old along with my14-month-old baby advice requested

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Is this a one-time thing or a regular babysitting job?  How long is it for? 
How verbal is the kid?  Nursery rhymes are fun.  You ccan bang on pots and 
pans with spoons or your hands as you sing them.  I did this with my 
daughter a lot as she was learning to talk.  We had a nursery rhyme CD from 
WEE Sing that she liked, and we used to sing along with it, but you can do 
the rhymes without the CD if you don't have one.

Jo Elizabeth

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Annely Rose via blparent
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 4:13 PM
To: Tara Briggs ; Blind Parents Mailing List
Cc: Annely Rose
Subject: Re: [blparent] Babysitting a two-year-old along with my14-month-old 
baby advice requested

Hi Tara,

You can play "Ring Around the Rosy", sing the Eensy Weensy Spider song and 
do the hand movements that go along with it, maybe Hoky Poky.  Because of 
their short attention span, you probably won't do much of Hoky Poky.  That's 
all I can think of off the top of my head right now.

Annely
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On Mon, 10/12/15, Tara Briggs <thflute at gmail.com> wrote:

Subject: Re: [blparent] Babysitting a two-year-old along with my 
14-month-old baby advice requested
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Annely Rose" <annely53r at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, October 12, 2015, 5:28 PM

Thanks for the advice!
What games have you found that would be good to play with
children this age?

Sent
from my iPhone

> On Oct 12, 2015, at
2:16 PM, Annely Rose via blparent <blparent at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Of course, you would
want to keep them in the same area.  You also want to go
around the room or area and make sure there is nothing
dangerous or hazardous that they can get into: nicknacks,
small items that can be swallowed, pencils, pens, knives,
scissors, cigarettes, matches, lighters, etc.  Since you
have a 14-month-old, you probably have your home child
proofed already.  Have toys that they can play with.  The
other parents might want to send a favorite toy or some kind
of toy that their child can play with if your child
doesn't like to share.  You can also play games with
both children to keep them occupied.  The other parents
might want to send a snack or you can ask them if their
child has any allergies if you have any snacks at home.
You might want to ask about allergies anyway.  You might
want to know about any specifics if the child is being potty
trained.  I have 2 grown sons of my own and had done
babysitting as a teen and also about 10
>
years ago.  Good luck and enjoy.
>
> Annely
>
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> On Mon, 10/12/15, Tara Briggs via blparent
<blparent at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>
> Subject:
[blparent] Babysitting a two-year-old along with my
14-month-old    baby advice requested
>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: "Tara Briggs" <thflute at gmail.com>
> Date: Monday, October 12, 2015, 2:43 PM
>
> Hi all! A week from
next Tuesday I am
> going to be
babysitting a two-year-old along with my
> 14-month-old daughter. I don't know
the child at all. His
> parents or
friends from church and they requested some help.
> I volunteered and they took me up on it!
What advice do you
> guys have her being
able to keep track of him and make sure
>
that both kids are safe and have a good time?  I Will
> be watching him from about 8:30 AM to
11:30 AM. Thanks for
> any help!
>
> Sent from my
iPhone
>
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