Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Measures to be Taken by a Babysitter When a Child Becomes Sick

It seems that a nanny care or a babysitting job is simple and fine. But it has its own risks at certain circumstances. Suppose that the child you are taking care of becomes sick while babysitting. Then it is important that you act accordingly and handle the situation. It is better to know about certain issues as to what has to be done when a child becomes sick.

  • Inspect the situation quickly. Know about the cause of a child becoming sick. If the cause is known, correct medication can be given. However, if you could not make sure as to what happened to the child, call the emergency call 911 or the parents depending upon the situation.
  • You should ask the parents regarding the medicines that they use for children. Also make sure if the child has any allergies. The list of medicines should be kept in hand and given at the time of illness. Care should be taken that proper dosage of medicine is being given.
  • You should be calm and make the child feel that nothing has happened to him. If you get worried, the child also panic and this may worsen the situation more.
  • If a child becomes sick suddenly, the parents should be informed. This makes them decide as to when to return home, based on the condition. Otherwise they would be angry on you and you would not find your job comfortable.
  • When the child is suffering from fever, sponge the the child repeatedly with a cloth. This would help in reducing the temperature.
  • Certain first aid courses have to be learned by the babysitter. If a situation rises that the child has fallen somewhere or becomes sick suddenly, you need to do first aid.
  • Make the child sleep and assure him that he would be well once he wake up.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Few Tips for Wedding Planning

Planning for wedding is an art. Making a quality of research and inventive ideas are the necessary to plan the ideal wedding. Many things like colours, techniques, process and services play important role in wedding planning. There are few tips for wedding planning irrespective of size of the wedding, such as:
  • First you need to make the plan to create the budget for everything. That means you should know how much cash you want to spend on wedding. If you have the plan you will be more confident.
  • Next make the guest list, who attend your ceremony. You can choose the venue and caterer according to the guest list. If you choose more number of guests, then cost of the wedding will be increased.
  • Later decide the venue for your wedding. First you need to decide whether you want to get married at indoor venue or outdoor venue. There are many type of venues like gardens, community halls, hotels, church, and etc. Sometimes it can be decided according to the budget.
  • You need to choose one from two options, such as traditional or modern wedding. Which is best suitable for you need to choose such one.
  • If you can not do the whole work, then you can appoint, wedding coordinator, caterer, florist and more. But you need to keep some amount of money as the part of the budget. You can take the suggestions of friends and relatives to take the essential services for your wedding.
  • You can do the shopping to purchase your wedding dress, jewelry and etc.
These are tips for wedding plan. You can more ideas, suggestions about wedding plan from internet.