Babysitting Safety Quiz

It is okay to leave an infant unattended on a changing table that has a safety rail around it.

• True

• False

Toddlers are independent and can feed themselves, so they do not need to be supervised when eating.

• True

• False

The best way to prevent poisoning is to firmly tell children “no” if they go near any dangerous household substances.

• True

• False

Infants should be placed on their backs for sleeping.

• True

• False

As long as the children are sleeping, it is okay for your friends to come over while you are babysitting.

• True

• False

If you answer the family’s phone while babysitting, tell callers that the parents are unavailable rather than saying they are not home.

• True

• False

Babysitting is an easy job that requires no preparation.

• True

• False

When infants cry, it usually because they need a diaper change, a bottle, to be burped, or to be rocked.

• True

• False

When it is time to feed an infant, give a warm bottle of pasteurized milk.

• True

• False

What can you do to prevent children from being poisoned by dangerous household substances?

• Keep poisons in a locked cupboard.

• Keep poisons on a high shelf where young children cannot reach them.

• Keep the number for poison control near a phone.

• All of the above.