Preparing Medically, Physically, and Mentally for Babysitting

  • What are grandparents’ medical babysitting preparation best practices?
  • What are grandparents’ physical babysitting preparation best practices?
  • What are grandparents’ mental babysitting preparation best practices?
  • What should you wear for a marathon babysitting stint (two or more consecutive days and nights)?
  • What are strategies to foster your patience, tolerance, and preparedness for anything? What can break will break.
  • When is it best for your grandchild that you decline to care for your grandchild? How do you talk about it with the parents and your grandchild?