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 Hi everyone, Amelia here with your second Babysitting 101. Today’s topic will be making your babysitters first aid kit.  It is very important to have at least Band-Aids, gauze, medical gloves, and maybe even more when you are going to babysit kids. Kids get hurt. Everyone has ever been around them knows this, that they get hyper and they jump and they don’t pay attention to what they’re jumping onto. So without further ado, let’s get started! 1. So first, of course, you want to have bandaids. Nothing fancy, just a few different sizes of Band-Aids in a Ziploc bag or a small container. 2. Next, it’s good if you have some sort of cleaning wipe in case you don’t have access to warm water from a sink.    3. Then you should add some gauze. You can get a roll at almost any store, or if you prefer, you can buy squares of gauze, too. Add some small scissors so you can cut the gauze, and we suggest keeping it in a ziplock bag to keep it clean and organized. 4. If you’re going...

 Hi everyone, Amelia and Naomi here, writing together (for the first time in forever) Anyway, we are starting a new series - Babysitting 101! These will come out every week or so, and teach you how to be the best babysitter! Today’s subject is how to hold and pick up an infant or toddler. So here goes! (We will be using Curious George to represent the baby and toddler 😁) Holding/Picking Up An Infant: There are lots of ways to hold an infant. These include the cradle hold and the shoulder hold. The cradle hold is used for feeding an infant. The shoulder hold works well if you are walking with a baby or trying to calm a baby down. You must always remember to support the head, neck, and back of infants under six months old. Also, most infants feel safe and secure when held closer to the body.  Picking Up An Infant: Technique #1: pick up the child with your hands through the armpits and your fingers supporting the back of the neck and head. Move the child smoothly into your arms,...

 Hi everybody, Amelia here. You should be able to tell I’m obsessed with horses by now, so here’s another post about horses.  A lot of people think that horseback riding is not a sport. A lot of people think that horseback riding is not real exercise. I’m here to look at this opinion and compare horseback riding to other classic sports, such as football or soccer.  First let’s look at the definition of ‘sport’ in terms of ‘playing sports’: So the definition of sport is: an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment ‘An activity involving physical exertion’ horseback riding (when done correctly, often, and at the appropriate challenge level for the rider) does have physical exertion involved. When you ride English (and sometimes even Western) you are holding yourself on the horse mainly by gripping with your knees and upper legs. Your core has to be tight to keep perfect posture, but if...