Babysitter Available in Boulder, CO: Mary P.

$30 - $40/hr

8 years of paid experience

A little bit about me

Hello, I am Mary. I have a Montessori type approach to childcare and seek to help children communicate appropriately for their age range. I feel strongly that respect is a key element in raising a child and feel that modeled behavior is the most effective. Therefore, apologizing for any mistakes I as an adult may make is highly important in their development. I would label myself with a gentle parent type of approach (not to be confused with permissive parenting).

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Availability

Start: ASAP

Weekdays 6:00am - 1:00pm Weekends 6:00am - 9:00pm

Full-time

Part-time

Occasional work

Live-out

Age Groups

Infants

Toddlers

Preschoolers

Grade-schoolers

How often do you need a babysitter?

Full-Time Part-Time

Qualifications

Certifications

Driver’s license

CPR certified

First Aid certified

Other

Own transportation

Light housekeeping

Meal prep

Special-needs experience

Work Experience

8 years of experience caring for:

Infants (0-11 months)

Toddlers (1-3 years)

Preschoolers (4-9 years)

Grade-schoolers (10-12 years)

High-schoolers (13-17 years)

Adults (18+ years)

More About Me

Relevant experience where I also cared for children were...

I worked as a paraprofessional in a behavioral skills class and worked as a supervising residential advisor in a residential treatment center. I currently work with a 5 and 8 year old in the evenings. I have most recently worked with a 9 month old until she turned 22 months with the occasional nanny share with a 2 month old and before that worked with a 5 month old boy until he turned 20 months and got into daycare.

Activities I enjoy doing with children...

I enjoy being outdoors, so many of my activities are based on age appropriate outdoors activities. With the 8 year old I currently watch in the afternoons, I will often go to a field and play golf or play basketball in his driveway. However, his sister prefers to play inside. Often with her I will build forts and play a game we made up called Monster.

I love taking babies to story time at the library and occasionally will stop at a coffee shop with them and have little chats. Their favorite part tends to be sitting outside and seeing all the trucks driving past as well as signing coffee and trying to convince me that kids can have coffee.

Going to the park is a huge yes for me, especially when you can find one that has other kids their age around.

I also love taking kids swimming (I was on swim team from age 4-15 at which point I started diving instead), reading books, teaching letters, going on little hikes, and rock climbing.

The most important part about being a nanny...

I find the most important part of being a nanny to be modeling the behavior you expect from them. If you want a healthy child, you have to model what healthy looks like. I have occasionally worked with parents who are prone to yelling, so it is extra pertinent for me to model a calm tone, taking a breath when frustrated, and other skills you can use to cope with feeling frustrated without yelling.

My experience with special needs children...

I have worked with autistic children in a residential treatment center and in a classroom setting. I have also worked with children with ODD, OCD, ADHD, depression, and anxiety. I find that rapport in these situations is of even greater importance.

The most important part about being a nanny...

My favorite nanny moment is that I often use larger words than most kids know, but then teach them what it means. So when I was watching the then 4 year old, I had taught her capable and used it 3 times in the week prior. Her older brother was climbing a tree and she looked at me and said “Mary, he is so capable isn’t he?” I definitely started crying because it was so cute.