Finding a Babysitter You Trust
That first time leaving the kids with a babysitter can be nerve wracking. For us, we started with trading with friends. We slowly weaned ourselves from the "free" care to using my husband's co-worker, and her vast network of babysitting friends. But when that became too hard on the pocket book, and now that the kids are older we use a teenage babysitter. Andrea recently emailed us about finding a babysitter:
Now that my younger sister just had her first baby this week, I've lost both her and the monopoly on my parents' time in terms of free babysitting services. Considering that I've never left my three kids with anyone but family, I'm in mourning! So for me, it begs the questions....how did you find the babysitters you trust? Word of mouth? Go through a service? What are the thoughts on the age of who is watching your kids? Is 13 old enough or do you only trust the grandma next door who successfully raised her own kids? And last but not least....can someone who has never had kids successfully get a 9 month old, a three year old, and a 5 year old (who fight like crazy!) fed, bathed, and in bed? And if so, what are their names?? :-)












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