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6.00 Being a Responsible Caregiver Siendo un cuidador responsable TL006

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6.00 Being a Responsible Caregiver

Siendo un cuidador responsable

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Who Are the Caregivers?¿Quiénes son los cuidadores?

A caregiver is a person who provides care for someone else

Un cuidador es una persona que provee cuidado de otra persona

Parents are a child’s primary caregivers

Los padres son cuidadores principales del niño

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Who Are the Caregivers? ¿Quiénes son los cuidadores?

Many people may fill the role of caregiver -Muchas personas pueden desempeñar el papel de cuidador

Relatives (older siblings, grandparents)-Familiares (hermanos mayores, abuelos)Babysitters -Canguros Child care providers - Proveedores de cuidado infantilPreschool teachers -Los maestros de preescolarGuardians and foster parents - Tutores y padres adoptivos

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Sometimes the role of caregiver is more informalA veces el papel de cuidador es más informal

Example: A neighbor may invite a child to go on an outingEjemplo: Un vecino podrá invitar a un niño para ir de excursión

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Think FurtherPiense más

Have you ever been responsible for the care of a child? If so, what were your responsibilities?

¿Has estado responsable para el cuidado de un niño? Si es así, ¿cuáles fueron sus responsabilidades?

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Characteristics of Responsible Caregivers Características de los cuidadores responsables

Everyone is not equally qualified to be a caregiver - No todos son igualmente calificados para ser un cuidador

The characteristics of responsible caregivers fall into four categories - Las características de los cuidadores responsables se dividen en cuatro categorías

Personal qualities - Cualidades personales

Personal skills - Habilidades personales

Knowledge and experience - Conocimiento y experiencia

Good health - La buena salud

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Personal Qualities - Cualidades personales

Enjoy children - Disfrute de los niñosPatient - PacienteFlexibleAlert to children’s needs - Alerta a las necesidades de los niñosExercise self-control - Ejercicio autocontrol Consistent - ConsistenteSet good examples - Establezca buenos ejemplos

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Personal Skills - Habilidades Personales

Communication skills - Las habilidades de comunicación

Speak clearly and simply - Habla claramente y simplemente

Use positive statements - Use declaraciones positivas

Communicate well with other adults - Comunicarse con otros adultos

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Judgment Skills - Habilidades de juicio

Child caregivers make many decisions each day involving children in their careLos cuidadores del niño toman muchas decisiones cada día que involucran a niños bajo su cuidado

To help settle conflicts, they need to know when and how to get involvedPara ayudar a resolver los conflictos, que necesitan saber cuándo y cómo participar

To maintain a healthful, safe environment, they need to be able to foresee and prevent problems Para mantener un ambiente saludable y seguro, tienen que ser capaces de prever y evitar problemas

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Management Skills - Habilidades Directivas

Caregivers need to know how to manage time well

Los cuidadores necesitan saber cómo manejar el tiempo bueno

Basic time management skillsHabilidades de gestión de tiempo básico

Know how to set priorities, or distinguish between important and

urgent mattersSaber cómo establecer prioridades, o

distinguir entre los asuntos importantes y urgentes

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Knowledge and Experience - Conocimiento y Experiencia

All caregivers should have a basic knowledge of..Todos los cuidadores deben tener un conocimiento básico

de..child growth and development - desarrollo y

crecimiento del niño

children’s needs, abilities, and interests - necesidades, habilidades e intereses de los niños

appropriate activities - actividades apropiadas

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Knowledge and Experience - Conocimiento y Experiencia

Experience is gained by interacting with children, reading books, and taking classes

Experiencia es adquirida por interactuar con los niños, leer libros y tomando clases

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Good Health - Buena SaludGood health allows caregivers to function to the best of their abilityLa buena salud permite a los médicos funcionan al máximo de su capacidadCaring for children is demanding and requires El cuidado de los niños es exigente y requiere

continuous physical activity - actividad física continuamental alertness to a child’s needs-la agilidad mental a las necesidades del niñoability to cope with stress and emotional pressures of meeting responsibilities - capacidad para lidiar con el estrés y las presiones emocionales de responsabilidades reuniones

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Caregiver Health - Cuidador Salud

To stay healthy, caregivers need to…Para mantenerse sano, los cuidadores necesitan

get proper nutrition-conseguir una nutrición adecuadaget enough rest-obtener suficiente restoexercise regularly-hacer ejercicio regularmenteget immunized regularly-vacunarse regularmente

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Responsibilities of Caregivers-Responsabilidades de los cuidadores

Parents and other caregivers are responsible for meeting children’s many needs includingLos padres y otros cuidadores son responsables de satisfacer las necesidades de muchos de los niños incluyendo

physical needs-necesidades físicassocial needs-necesidades socialesemotional needs-necesidades emocionalesintellectual needs-necesidades intelectuales

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Physical Needs -Necesidades Físicas

Food -comidaClothing-RopaShelter-AbrigoMedical care-atención médicaHealth and safety-Salud y seguridad

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Social Needs-necesidades Sociales

Children must be taught how to interact with other children and adults—how to share, communicate, and

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Children need moral guidanceLos niños necesitan una guía moral

to learn right from wrongpara aprender el bien del malto learn how to behave in socially acceptable wayspara aprender a comportarse de manera socialmente aceptable

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Emotional Needs-necesidades Emocionales

Caregivers need to set limits, love, and guide childrenLos cuidadores deben establecer límites, el amor y los niños de guía

Children need to /Los niños necesitan…feel loved no matter what they do sentirse amado no importa lo que hacen

learn how to express emotions in acceptable waysaprender a expresar emociones en formas aceptables

grow to become independent adultscrecer para convertirse en adultos independientes

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Intellectual Needs-necesidades Intelectual

Caregivers must provide children with opportunities that will help them grow and learnLos cuidadores tienen que proporcionar a los niños las oportunidades que les ayuden a crecer y aprender

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Resources for Caregivers-Recursos para cuidadores

Where can you go to learn about being a responsible caregiver?¿Dónde puedes aprender acerca de ser un cuidador responsable?

Local library-biblioteca localReliable websites-sitios web fiablesPublic and private agencies -Los organismos públicos y privadosHotlines (phone numbers that people can call for information or assistance)Líneas directas (los números de teléfono que las personas puedan llamar para obtener información o asistencia)Support groups-Los grupos de apoyo

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Employment Opportunities for Caregivers-Oportunidades de empleo para los cuidadores

There is a growing demand for quality caregivers, especially for dual-career and single-parent families

Hay una creciente demanda de cuidadores de calidad, especialmente para las familias de doble carrera y monoparental

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Most jobs require additional education beyond high schoolLa mayoría de los trabajos requieren educación adicional más allá de la escuela secundaria

A two-year associate’s degree in child development or related area is often a minimum requirementUn título de asociado de dos años en el desarrollo del niño o área relacionada es a menudo un requisito mínimo

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Child care workers must meet state licensing requirements to work with young childrenTrabajadores de cuidado infantil deben cumplir con los requisitos del estado licencia para trabajar con niños pequeños

To be licensed, workers in child care facilities must meet educational requirementsPara tener una licencia, trabajadores en centros de cuidado infantil deben cumplir requisitos educativosLicensing requirements vary from state to stateRequisitos de licencia varían de estado a estado

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Child Care in the Parent’s HomeCuidado infantil en casa de los padres

Child care in the parent’s home may be provided by a nanny-Cuidado infantil en casa de los padres puede ser proporcionado por una niñera

Some nannies also do household chores-Algunas niñeras también hacer las tareas domésticas

Nannies are often costly - Niñeras son a menudo costosas

Nannies who live with a family receive room and board, plus a salary-Niñeras que viven con una familia recibir alojamiento y comida, además de un salario

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Child Care in the Caregiver’s Home-Cuidado infantil en casa del cuidador

The most common type of child care in the U.S. has been child care in the caregiver’s home

El tipo más común de cuidado infantil en los Estados Unidos ha sido cuidado infantil en casa del cuidador

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Benefits-BeneficiosA family-type setting-Un entorno de tipo familiar

Less structure allows for play and relaxationMenos estructura permite jugar y relajación

Hours are usually flexibleHoras son generalmente flexibles

Less costly than some other optionsMenos costoso que otras opciones

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The Role of Society in Protecting Children’s RightsEl papel de la sociedad en la protección de los Derechos del Niño

All caregivers are responsible for the well-being of the children in their care - Todos los cuidadores son responsables por el bienestar de los niños en su cuidado

If parents do not meet their children’s needs, the state can act on their behalf - Si los padres no cumplen con las necesidades de sus hijos, el estado puede actuar en su nombre

In extreme cases, the state provides foster care for children needing temporary homes - En casos extremos, el estado provee de acogida para niños que necesitan hogares temporales

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Laws protect children’s rights-Las leyes protegen los derechos del niño

Laws require school attendance -Las leyes requieren asistencia escolarChild labor laws protect children-Las leyes de trabajo infantil protegen a los niños

The state, or government, provides child welfare services-El estado, o gobierno, niño proporciona servicios de bienestar

Food and assistance to families in need-Alimentos y asistencia a las familias en necesidad

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Review -revisión

How is a positive statement to a child different from a negative statement?¿Qué es una declaración positiva a un niño diferente de una declaración negativa? positive statements tell children what to do;

negative statements tell them what not to do

List the four categories of children’s needs.Lista de las cuatro categorías de necesidades de los niños. physical, social, emotional, intellectual

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Review- revisión

Which child care setting do many parents prefer for their infants and toddlers?¿Qué configuración de cuidado infantil muchos padres prefieren para sus bebés y niños pequeños? child care in the parent’s home

Give an example of how society protects children.Dar un ejemplo de cómo la sociedad protege a los niños. Answers will vary.