Child Care
Overview
Learn all the basic hands-on steps necessary to care for an infant! Really, with the help of a trainer (and while earning this honor) you’ll be able to safely and successfully learn how to care for a baby and give their parent a much-needed break!
Requirements
1. Be able to look after a baby during several hours in the absence of its mother.
2. List all the precautions to be taken when preparing the baby’s bottle; prepare it and give it to the baby.
3. Prepare, bathe, change and dress the baby.
4. Prepare the baby’s bed and put it to bed for the night.
5. Know how to weigh a baby and to fill in the weigh schedule form.
6. Explain why breast-feeding is superior to bottle-feeding.
7. What is weaning?
8. What is the fontanel (soft spot)? At about what age does it disappear?
9. Interview staff at a local day care center regarding their organization and the help they offer to mothers.
Answer key & resources
Master awards
This honor counts toward:
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