Antoinette B.

Meet Antoinette

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Hello All, My name is Antoinette Briguglio, but I'm usually called Tony. I grew up on the Lower East Side and I still live in lower Manhattan today. I am a part time student at City College where I'm completing my first Bachelor's Degree. I've been working with my current family on the upper west side for more than four years, but I'm looking for something new now that their youngest is in kindergarten and they don't need me all day. I find that caring for children requires me to practice performing at my potential as a person and I can't imagine life without it. I'm the eldest of three siblings and I've been honing my childcare skills since I was eight years old. Thanks to family friends and neighbors, I started babysitting outside of my immediate family when I was thirteen. I love kids and I take pride in Read more doing my best every time I babysit.  When I am with a child, I am inspired to be my best self because I can feel them watching me, and taking me as an example of what an adult is and how one should behave. I also really love getting to know children. I try to join them in the things they like to do, and really listen when they're talking to me. Once I know what a child's interests are, I like to incorporate activities into our time together that reflect them.   I do my best to help children feel safe and comfortable while they're with me by communicating clearly with them and empathizing with their experience and feelings instead of just expecting obedience. When I take them to the park, I chase and tickle them, or tag along side them while they're on play ground equipment. When we're home, I join them in their imaginative play, or play board games, or do a crafts project together. If we're watching a movie, I'll turn the lights out and snuggle with them on the couch to join them in the experience. I never forget when I'm watching a child, that they will be an adult before too long and I do everything that I can to encourage good behavior.

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