What are some helpful personality traits
found across caregivers?
I'd imagine patience, kindness, and care
are very important, for example.
Tmddyan
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Posted: 05-07-08 12:29pm
of course patience and kindness are
key----you have to be able to take anyting
that is thrown at you(literally
sometimes)
also you have to be selfless---one that is
wrapped up in self cannot do this job
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Posted: 05-08-08 16:53pm
I watch kids at my house and a strong
stomach is an incredible thing to have!
I had one of the younger boys one day and
he had a little accident in his pants
which ended up smeared all over my
bathroom walls.
I don't have that strong of a stomach yet
so you can imagine how many times I had to
go in,clean for 30 seconds then run
outside in freezing cold weather for a bit
of fresh air!
You need to be incredibly patient,one of
the boys I watch is so hard to understand
sometimes that I will ask him to repeat
himself 5-6 times before I can actually
understand what he's saying.Also with
patience,every kid is different some are
picky eaters while others will eat
ANYTHING.
You have to have a lot of kindness,some
kids are overly sensitive and others
aren't.The mention of a special blanket or
toy and the overly sensitive child could
become upset and need that object while
other kids don't have security objects.
I think the best quality in a caregiver
would have to be adaptibility.You need to
be able to work WITH the kids and even
sometimes go out of your normal routine in
order to accommodate everyone.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 05-12-08 15:43pm
oh yes strong stomach---if you work in a
place like i do you clean up all sorts of
messes---first aid stuff etc.
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Posted: 05-12-08 19:08pm
Understanding and compassion for their
needs is so important. Make them feel they
are not a burden no matter how stressed we
caregivers get.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 05-13-08 12:38pm
yeah agreed
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Posted: 05-13-08 13:10pm
Definitely patience. A good sense of
humour helps. I work in a hospital/PCH so
I come in contact with residents. I only
work in housekeeping, but we still deal
with residents with alzheimers and
dementias. Because I work with seniors, I
think respect is important. I was raised
to respect my elders and I think it is a
courtesy and something that these seniors
have earned. It saddens me that our
bodies seem to be outliving our minds. I
see these people every day get worse. But
I realize it is important to make their
final days comfortable and peaceful.
