Hello! My name is Steve :) While I am fairly new to this site, I have spent many hours watching my friends' and family's children, and I absolutely love kids (hoping to have my own fairly soon)! I'm a responsible, intelligent, patient, loving person with a knack for child care. I don't talk down to kids, and I treat them with the respect and kindness that I believe all humans deserve. Having said that, I am also fully capable of being an authority figure and have no problem with discipline–but I do not believe in shouting or raising my voice. I should also mention that I have no issue with tidying up or dealing with pets, etc. In fact, I'm a bit of a neat freak, so cleaning will actually be no problem at all! . Thanks for taking the time to read this. I hope to speak with you soon :)