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delin wareham
Citizen
Username: Dwareham
Post Number: 56
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2006 - 8:47 pm: | 
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What's the going rate for teenage babysitters per hour? This is for a two-year-old but I'll be home as well...
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red
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 5465
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2006 - 8:49 pm: |
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How old is the sitter? Depending on experience and age between $7 and $9 |
delin wareham
Citizen
Username: Dwareham
Post Number: 57
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2006 - 8:54 pm: |
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Ok great -- thanks for the input. |
Wendy
Supporter
Username: Wendy
Post Number: 2436
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 4, 2006 - 9:10 pm: |
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If you'll be home this makes it more of a mother's helper job. Depending on the age, experience and what you want the sitter to do, you may be able to start them at $5/hour. |
Mplwdrez
Citizen
Username: Mplwdrez
Post Number: 13
Registered: 4-2006
| | Posted on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 1:47 pm: |
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You should give then at least $10 an hour. Think about it, you are trusting this person with your babies! So thats assuming that she/he is qualified and of age (7-8 grade for children over 5 and HS and older for children under 5). Just a suggestion though. |
cppkqp
Citizen
Username: Cppkqp
Post Number: 121
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 5:10 pm: |
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I just hired a 13-year-old to be my mother's helper this summer. My three-year-old and twin one-year-olds keep me very busy and I look forward to having another pair of helping hands. I don't plan to leave her alone with the children often, rather, to have her help me keep track of everyone at the pool or the park. We agreed on $5 per hour when we're all together but $7 when she is alone with one or more of the kids. She said that that is exactly what her friends are getting. |
Nancy - LibraryLady
Supporter
Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 3405
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 5:48 pm: |
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lLeaving a set of one year old twins alone with a 13 year old??? At the pool no less??You've got to be kidding!!! |
cmontyburns
Citizen
Username: Cmontyburns
Post Number: 1811
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 5:51 pm: |
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Actually, that's not what she wrote.
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Nancy - LibraryLady
Supporter
Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 3407
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 7:17 pm: |
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'"help me keep track of everyone at the pool or the park......
$7 when she is alone with one or more of the kids?"
Cmonty, what does this mean?} |
teach75
Citizen
Username: Teach75
Post Number: 33
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Friday, May 5, 2006 - 9:12 pm: |
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I am a 31 year old woman, single, early childhood teacher. I get paid $12-15/hr. When I was in college and babysitting I was paid $10/hr. I graduated in 1998 to give you a timeline. When they go away and leave me with the kids I get $150 a night. A good, responsible babysitter is hard to come by. I know because this in part because of the amount of jobs I turn away. I get paid well because they want to "keep" me. It works! By the way, I was only charging $10/hr until last year. The families were the ones to increase the hourly rate. |
sac
Supporter
Username: Sac
Post Number: 3410
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, May 6, 2006 - 7:36 am: |
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My 14-year-old usually gets $8/hour for babysitting and that seems consistent with what other teenagers we know get paid. Older teens who can drive get a bit more. Her 10-year-old sister gets $4/hour for mother's helpering one child. |
cppkqp
Citizen
Username: Cppkqp
Post Number: 122
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, May 6, 2006 - 11:02 am: |
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Perhpas I wasn't clear. I don't plan to leave my mother's helper alone with the kids often, and to be more specific, NEVER at the pool or the park. If I were to need to pick up a prescription or a couple of groceries, I might leave her AT HOME with the twins for a short time while I take my son with me.
Give me some credit! I hired a mothers helper because I recognize that going to the pool with three little ones would not be possible without help. |
Amateur Night
Citizen
Username: Deborahg
Post Number: 1840
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, May 7, 2006 - 9:42 am: |
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LL, you know I love ya, but I think you misread this one. Sounds like Cppkqp is far more on top of things than most -- eg she realizes that three small kids + pool = insanity. |
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