Dorothy P.

Meet Dorothy

• Speaks English and German
• Comfortable with pets
• Has a car

I have experience caring for multiple children of differing aging and curating proper enriching activities that match both children -Toddler overnight care including planning nighttime routines that calmed the child down from active play, got him cleaned and change for bed, and successfully made him sleepy and ready to be put down, and calming him back to sleep with bottle feedings and/or diaper changes - Successful at decreasing screen time by using energetic and engaging play -Kept track of, monitored, and encouraged any developmental milestones the child was exhibiting or coming close to -Curating proper activities suitable for the child's age ranging from proper tummy time, relaxing play & interactions that nurtured a newborn's senses, regular outside and playground play, arts and crafts and creativity stimulation, play with different textiles, sounds, colors, and encouraging babbling, and practice with sitting up, grasping, and throwing -Diaper changes, normal hygiene including spills and Read more spit-ups, changing clothes at the beginning and end of every day, nail clipping, care of any cuts or scrapes -Responsible for properly dosing and administrating medication -Successful at increasing child's use of "please" and "thank you" and using their natural play to teach German and sign language -Responsible for safe pool time including changes, cleaning, active shallow water play, guiding them through the water, guiding him safely through water jungle gyms, and successfully teaching him how to tread water and how to properly kick for both breast and butterfly stroke -Responsible for unique naptime routines, matching with the mother's specific routines -Responsible for calm, safe, and engaging bath times in juncture with bedtime routines -Successfully getting two children of different ages to happily share their favorite toys despite initial tantrums -Successfully calming 5 month old during bouts of colic -Responsible for proper feeding, diaper changing, swaddling and bottle-feeding of newborn to toddler age -Successful in soothing crying newborn by utilizing proper holding, coddling, and rocking techniques proper for a newborn -In accordance with developmental stages, engaged the baby in quiet, relaxing play & interactions that nurtured his senses and calmly introduced him to the new world around him -Wrote detailed reports for the parents of everything that happened during the evening

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