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returning parents. He won’t need to do much more on your behalf than to point out the time. They will be so surprised to see your father (or mother) that they probably will never be late again.”
There’s a chapter on the household, which acknowledges the fact that a babysitter is also housesitting and must be able to deal with household problems as well as the children’s problems. There’s a guide to minor repairs and dealing with emergencies such as broken pipes. Ms. Benson advises her readers to quietly childproof each room of a house as soon as she and the child enter it. She has good remedies for minor mishaps such as spills and stains.
The longest chapter is on child development, and the young reader (even an old one!) could learn a great deal here about what an infant, toddler or older child needs to feel secure and happy in the absence of his parents. Ms. Benson has no patience for parents who expect a babysitter to stay with a very sick child or miserable, colicky infant. “It’s really their job to see their baby through this bad time,” she says.
The Babysitter’s Handbook is available at the Rappahannock Library.
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