Love this. Also just have to say, that as a parent of younger kids, it has been SO hard to find a babysitter - somebody who can do what I did as a kid, which is to stop by after school for a few hours or watch the kids while the parents grab dinner. It feels like (at least in the area that I live in) high schoolers are not available beca…
Love this. Also just have to say, that as a parent of younger kids, it has been SO hard to find a babysitter - somebody who can do what I did as a kid, which is to stop by after school for a few hours or watch the kids while the parents grab dinner. It feels like (at least in the area that I live in) high schoolers are not available because of how busy they are and others who babysit (nannies, nurses, teachers, grad students) are more professional and thus charge a lot more. Many in my area seem to charge $25-35/hour with a minimum 3-4 hours, which is hard to swallow for a casual Friday out.
Agree. We have to book our babysitter at least a month in advance, work around all her sports practices & games, and it's $20/hr. It's almost impossible to justify except for something really special planned in advance! And she doesn't live in our neighborhood, either--this feels key. All my babysitting was with families in my neighborhood.
Love this. Also just have to say, that as a parent of younger kids, it has been SO hard to find a babysitter - somebody who can do what I did as a kid, which is to stop by after school for a few hours or watch the kids while the parents grab dinner. It feels like (at least in the area that I live in) high schoolers are not available because of how busy they are and others who babysit (nannies, nurses, teachers, grad students) are more professional and thus charge a lot more. Many in my area seem to charge $25-35/hour with a minimum 3-4 hours, which is hard to swallow for a casual Friday out.
Agree. We have to book our babysitter at least a month in advance, work around all her sports practices & games, and it's $20/hr. It's almost impossible to justify except for something really special planned in advance! And she doesn't live in our neighborhood, either--this feels key. All my babysitting was with families in my neighborhood.