How much to pay a teen sitter?
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How much to pay a teen sitter?
| Sat, 07-03-2004 - 1:04am |
Being new parents, DH and I don't really know how much to pay a teenage sitter per hour for our 7 month old. Just for daily or evening outings for a few hours, not on a regular basis. Just wondering if anyone would be willing to share what would be appropriate. I wouldn't want to over or under pay. Thanks!
Jill
Jill

I think the rate now is about $3-5 a hour??
I really also think it depends on the person who is babysitting and how much they ask and how well they do and how much they have to do when babysitting.
Good luck.
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But I do not know anyone who is willing to do the same, so babysitters are the only choice if we decide to go with one.
Funny story:
I asked a few parents at work and around town what they pay, found $3 - 4 was a fair price, then we gave the Red Cross a flier with our baby's picture, a description of our family, our son and his favorite things to do. We then specified we only needed a sitter every now and then for a couple of hours at a time. One girl in particular called indicating she was interested so I asked her what she wanted per hour. Since this was her first job, she'd never negotiated before and she lowballed herself at $2 per hour. I said, "No, I don't think that's a good amount." I could hear her gasp (knowing she thought I was going to ask lower). I let her off the hook quickly saying I wouldn't do it for any less than $4 an hour since our son was only 18mos old and VERY active. She surprised me by refusing my offer saying that was too much money for her and she wouldn't do it for that much. I counter-offered with $3 and she accepted.
She turned out to be a great sitter and we missed her when we moved. All in all, it was an excellent way to get a sitter and we really got an honest one at that.
Hope this helps!
Lisa
Good luck
Heidi
Thomas and Abigail--09-12-02
Wow! I paid $5 for just 1, and now $7 for 2 kids. My neigbhor pays $10. You need to pay well since good babysitters are hard to find, and you want them to babysit for you.
We found a family of 3 girls that adore our boys, and take turns sitting. The boys adore them, so it works out well.
Debbie
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