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Babysitting - How Times Have Changed
Just seen an advert looking for a babysitter one evening a week for three hours. Very specific requirements including DBS check.
When my sisters were 14/15/16 they used to earn pocket money babysitting, often responding to adverts in the newsagents window.
My parents thought nothing of them babysitting in strangers' homes and the babies parents didn't seem too particular.
We were fortunate to have family willing to babysit as needed so never had to advertise.
My question is, did you babysit for strangers when you were a teen? Or were you so laid back with your own children?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.people never seemed to go out much when I was a teen, so sitters weren't much used and I wasn't one. On the very rare occasions my parents went anywhere they called in a cousin who was a teen.
We didn't use them much as parents ourselves, and used local recommendations when we did. Or once or twice the local pool of Australians, who were always good.
But if it's to be a regular thing like one shift a week, perhaps it feels more like a (very) part-time job and people want to arrange it more formally?
Only ever used my Mum as a babysitter, which wasn't often. She was out and about more than we were! When I see all these grannies that look after their grandchildren whilst their children work I'm very glad my son and wife dont have kids! I could never do that! I would never use teenage babysitters or anyone who wasn't a good friend. My Mum was the only relation we had who lived in Norfolk.
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