Noura C.

Noura je veľmi priateľská, má 3 ročné skúsenosti s opatrovaním detí. Preferuje stráženie detičiek od 1 roka. Vďaka práci, ktorú vykonáva, je časovo flexibilná a vie sa prispôsobiť potrebám a požiadavkám rodičov. Rada vyhovie, navarí a môže tiež naučiť aj jazyky, hovorí anglicky, francúzsky a arabsky.
Noura má blízky vzťah aj ku domácim miláčikom, stráženiu psíkov sa venuje 5 rokov. Vo svojej rodnej krajine mala psíka a mačku, o ktorých sa rada starala. Aktuálne nemá žiadne zvieratko.

How Noura handles everyday situations

You are about to look after 5 years old Anna from Prague. She has been going to kindergarten for a year and her mum and dad need to have a rest and go for the trip together on Saturday. You know Anna has been looked after only by her mum's sister, she would not last long for the book and enjoys any movement the most. The parents won't have any special requirements for the daily schedule leaving it completely up to you. What is your common Saturday going to look like?

I would take prepare a small breakfast, get her dressed up and then take her out for a walk if weather is good. We would go to a café have a warm hot chocolate. Then we get back home and prepare lunch while Anna takes a 30min nap, after that I would wake her up to eat and watch some tv. In the afternoon we would go to the playground to keep Anna active and sociable. At night we have a light dinner, I would give her a shower, get her ready for bed and put her to sleep after reading a book of her choice.

You are at the sandpit with Anna enjoying not only playing at climbing frames but also making sand cakes. Anna is sitting calmly trying to prepare a confectionery pleasure. She is holding a sifter in her hand "sugaring" the sand cake. Suddenly, a little girl approximately at the same age comes to her, takes the sifter and is going to play with it herself. Anna is really unhappy and looks as she is going to cry. How are you going to solve the situation?

I hold Anna, try to calm her down and tell her that I will get her sifter back. Then I would go find the kid and his/her parents, and explain to them the situation, asking them to tell their kid to apologize to Anna, and give her the sifter back while offering to ask Anna if she is okay sharing it with their kid. I would ask her permission if she is okay playing with the kid or not, let her talk to the kid in a friendly way, and offer her a small treat to cheer her mood up if she is still in distress.

You have agreed with the parents they would come back home in the evening to make their daughter fall asleep. Half an hour before they should arrive, the desperate mother is calling you she has been stuck in traffic on the highway and they will certainly not be able to arrive on time. There is going to be a serious delay and there is nobody to substitute for them. Anna is quite tired of the all-day rollicking and she is asking for her parents. How are you going to cope with the situation?

I would give the phone to Anna to allow her to talk by call to her parents while sitting next to her comfort her. I would offer her some of her favorite treats while we sit and watch her favorite show or play with her toys while we are waiting for her parents to arrive. I also would check if she would prefer to go to sleep or wait for them to arrive after getting the parents approval. I will offer her something warm to drink so she feels more comfortable, and call her parents again so they inform her about their location.