Leaving your dangling earrings, necklaces, and bracelets at home is safer for the kids, ensuring there is nothing for the child or baby to pull off and potentially choke on. Besides, you don't want your favorite beaded necklace broken or children pulling on your bracelet. Take out any piercings before your babysitting job or hide them as best you can along with your tattoos. Kids may find you unapproachable if you have too many visible tattoos whereas babies love to grab things and might decide to yank on your piercing. If you feel the need to wear makeup, keep it simple so you look like you're going to work and not out to a party. Don't overdo it by wearing tons of eye liner, lipstick or blush. Choose a professional-looking hairstyle that won't get in your way while you work. With longer hairstyles, wearing your hair up in a ponytail looks professional and ensures you will be able to move around with minimal distraction from your hair. If you have dyed hair in bright colors such as red, blue, green, etc., put it up in a ponytail for the first couple babysitting jobs so parents and kids can get used to it slowly. Try pinning your hair back in a barrette if your hair is too short to tie up.

Summary: Avoid wearing hanging jewelry. Hide your tattoos and piercings. Keep the makeup minimal. Keep your hair out of your face.

Sweating is the body's way of decreasing its internal temperature. Heavy sweating means the body feels the need to provide ample cooling, but it also means the person is losing a lot of liquid. A person who is sweating heavily could soon get dehydrated and overheat. As a person heats up, the heat can affect their thinking. They may feel lightheaded or look off-balance. Ask if they need to sit down, and help them get somewhere shaded or cool. The person may also have a headache, a related symptom. People with heat exhaustion may throw up or complain of feeling sick to their stomach. If the person is vomiting and showing other signs of severe heat exhaustion, such as dizziness or severe fatigue, get medical help as soon as possible. People with heat exhaustion may complain of feeling extremely thirsty or dehydrated. Get them to a cooler place and encourage them to sip some water. The person may be starting to get dehydrated, which can lead to muscle cramps. They may also be extra tired or fatigued, or look like they can't quite stand up. and increased breathing rate. Heat conditions can increase a person's heart rate significantly. A heart rate over 100 beats per minute is considered high, but anything above the person's normal heart rate is cause for concern. You may also notice the person breathing rapidly. Ask the person if they feel like their heart is racing. Also, see if they know what their normal heart rate is. To take their pulse, find the vein on the inside of the wrist between the tendon and the wrist bone. Use your index and middle fingers to feel for the pulse. Count heartbeats for 30 seconds, using a watch or timer to check the time. Multiply the heartbeats by 2 to get beats per minute. When a person's body starts getting overheated, the blood vessels constrict near the skin due to dehydration and low blood pressure. This condition results in pale skin. Their skin may even feel cool to the touch. . Use a thermometer to take the person's temperature in their mouth, ear, or armpit. With heat exhaustion, their temperature may be at 100 to 102F (38 to 39C) as their body gets too warm. To take an armpit reading, place the tip of the thermometer in the person's armpit and hold the arm down. For a mouth reading, insert the tip of the thermometer under the tongue near the back of the mouth. For an ear reading, insert an ear-specific thermometer in the ear canal. Follow the directions for the thermometer. Digital thermometers often read the person's temperature instantly or within 30 seconds, while a glass thermometer can take up to 5 minutes for a good reading.

Summary: Pay attention to heavy sweating. Look for dizziness and balance issues. Make note of nausea or vomiting. Find out if the person has increased thirst. Notice muscle cramps and tiredness. Check for a high pulse Check for pale, clammy skin. Take the person's temperature

Whenever you find yourself burned, you need to get away from the source of the burn. If you got burned by an electrical appliance, turn off the appliance and move the skin away from it. If you were burned by chemicals, get away from the spill as quickly as possible. If you got a sunburn, get out of the sun immediately. If your clothes were covered with chemicals or burned in the process, remove them as carefully as possible without hurting the wound. Do not pull clothing away from your skin if it sticks to the burned area; call emergency services or seek immediate medical attention. There are three different degrees of burns. Before you treat your burn, you need to know the difference in the burns. A first-degree burn affects only the top layer of skin, is usually red, can be painful, and is dry to the touch. A second-degree burn extends further into the under layers of skin, may look "wet" or discolored, often includes white blisters, and generally causes pain. Third-degree burns extend all the way through the skin and sometimes into surrounding tissue. They look dry or leathery, and may include black, white, brown, or yellowed skin at the burn site. They cause swelling and are extremely severe, even though they often hurt less than more minor burns because the nerve endings have been damaged. Only continue if you know your burn is first-degree or minor second-degree. Others should not be treated with this method unless a doctor tells you it is okay. Never treat a third-degree burn, or any open wound, with aloe. The aloe does not allow the burn to dry, which makes it impossible to heal. Once you have assessed the state of your burn and removed yourself from the injurious situation, you can start to cool your wound. This helps pull the heat from the wound and calm the skin before you apply aloe. Run cold water over the burn for 10-15 minutes as soon as possible after the burn. If you cannot reach the area with a tap or shower, soak a cloth in cold water and place it over the burn for 20 minutes. Replace the cloth as its temperature rises with another newly soaked cloth. If you're able to, bathe the burned area in cool water for at least 5 minutes. You can soak the area in a sink or bowl of cool water. Once you have cooled the wound, you need to clean it. Take some soap and rub it in your hands. Gently rub the soap over the burned area, cleaning it. Rinse the area with cool water to remove to soap suds. Pat dry with a towel. Do not rub the wound because it can cause the skin to get even more irritated or the skin to break if it is sensitive or starting to form blisters.
Summary: Get away from the source of the burn. Determine the severity of the burn. Cool your wound. Clean the wound.