We teach them how to entertain children and play with them. Prosecutors contended that Ms. Woodward shook the infant and tossed him down in an apparent fit of anger over his crankiness. Ms. McCabe said she instructs baby sitters to call the parents if an infant has been crying for an extended period. Ms. McCabe said. Both instructors said that their students aren't always baby-sitting for money.
Many parents enroll their children in the program so they can help out with their younger siblings.
The course lasts two days. The classes include instruction on role playing, diapering and caring for children of all ages. Older children can sometimes be difficult to manage because they don't see young baby sitters as authority figures, Ms. Davison said. Watch what you say around them. If they hear you talking on the phone, they are going to tell.