Off topic, help with babysitting ?'s....
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Off topic, help with babysitting ?'s....
| Tue, 07-12-2005 - 7:49am |
Ok, off topic, but I need some help. As you all know, in 6 wks I will be officially in North Carolina. I need to be able to get out and be a woman. But I also sometimes may even have to work in the evenings or on weekends. Depending on my job.
Now I have some questions regarding babsitters. How did you go about finding one? How do you interview them? What do you pay them? I have two kids.
Can you request them to stay over night or is that a no go? Do any of you have a spend the night sitter?
What age bracket would you seek? What are things you would totally see as red flags?
Hope to get lot's of input here.
- Catherine

I would take a look around at your neighbors - if you have some local girls who are nearby and can come over easily that is good. Each one has a different amount that she wants to make - from $5 to $10 per hour for 2 kids I would think.
As for spending the night - I would not do that right away - and it would depend on their parents.
Other neighbors with kids may trade sleep overs with them - you will just have to get out there and make friends.
Also there are usually after school programs - those are very easy and some will help with homework and keep them busy with activities.
Churches are good places to meet sitters. Or, ask co-workers with teenagers if their kids like to babysit. In my community, some of the teenage girls advertise at our mailboxes that they babysit. I would test out any babysitter really well before I did any overnight deals. Also, check the state laws on overnight babysitting.
I think in my state, the baby sitter needs to be 17 for overnights.