Hi there, I am Babysitting my nephew (first year in School) from time to time. I have been doing this for some years and usually I would come for the evening so we would play, eat dinner, Play maybe 20 minutes on the xbox, and then he would Go to sleep (struggle in itself, but not the topic). I love him and we have fun together. Recently I had some days were I was with him from morning till sleep and I think it’s so much more diffixult. The child is so fixated on doing things with me (most of the time roleplaying his TV-shows auf Games involving sword fights and monsters) that he basically cr ..read more

This is my second time babysitting for my friend (7 month old). I’m not super experienced with babysitting. Things are mostly going ok but I find myself getting extremely frustrated sometimes. Especially when it comes to diaper changes. He keeps trying to roll over and won’t stay still at all. I’m not very fast at changing diapers yet so it’s very difficult. And whenever I try to flip him over he cries and rolls over again. He also keeps dropping his food on the ground repeatedly and hitting me and pulling my hair. Is it normal to get angry like this? I feel like somethings wrong with me. su ..read more

i’ve been babysitting for this family since september. the parents are great, the kids are great and pretty independent so it’s a really good situation for me where i could get my homework done while making money. i took the job because it’s 15 mins from my college and i could go right after school and then drive the 40 minutes home since i’m a commuter. now, it’s summer and i’ll be driving 40 minutes there and back every time i babysit, and i get motion sick pretty easily so the long drives can get pretty unbearable — would it be reasonable to ask for a small raise to help cover gas money? a ..read more

I work at an elementary school and get paid $29 an hour. I’m the program manager of the kinder care program and after school program. I have 6+ years of childcare experience. A mom of a student who is in both the kinder morning care program and after school program asked if I could nanny her daughter in the summer for about a month. She is asking Tues-Thurs 4pm-10pm and has no preference of my place or hers. I haven’t been asked this before so I have no idea how much to charge her. The average price around my area is from $20-30 an hour. I don’t want to overcharge her but I also don’t want to ..read more

I'm babysitting a 7-year-old who's full of energy but suddenly feels 'sick' or gets headaches when it's time to read or do homework. She struggles with telling time and insists she's right even when she's not. It seems she hates being wrong and makes excuses to avoid it. She often says she's sick or her back hurts when stuck on something, but magically feels better when playtime comes around. She also claims her teacher, who she says is a nurse because there are band-aids in the classroom, said it's okay to lay down during homework. How do I help her focus and stop the excuses? submitted by ..read more

I’ll try to make this short but detailed. I got hired to care for a special needs child. When I first showed up back in February the house was messy. Like any house would be. I charge 20$ an hour and I was only supposed to work 12-5 mainly just watching the child and feeding and changing him. Few weeks go by. The dad asked me if I didn’t mind doing a couple chores around the house in the beginning and I didn’t mind. Now I was doing M-F watching the child and cleaning the kitchen/living area where the child was mainly in. Also doing therapy sessions online 2x a week. I asked for a raise. He sa ..read more

I joined a few babysitting groups on Facebook so far I’m messaged 4 different people 3 of them were scams the other just lived to far im having terrible luck pls help ? submitted by /u/Original-Log4550 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Do y’all eat snacks while babysitting? It’s 10 pm rn I’ve been here since 5 and I’m gonna be here till 2/3 am. I normally don’t bring food with me cuz there’s normally snacks but there fridge and cupboards are empty. Might seem greasy but I’m babysitting for 10 hours ? and they have no coffee either submitted by /u/independent_pickle7 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Hi all! I’m planning on quitting my current job in order to get another higher paying one, but am unsure how to go about. I don’t want to quit until i get something new of course, but need to start planning ahead. What’s the right way to let a family know i will no longer be working with them? submitted by /u/rarecat_ [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I am a 17 year old high school student and i am fairly new to babysitting and i am wondering how i can start and what apps/websites i can use to find families.Also any other advice would be greatly appreciated. submitted by /u/numberonewomangetter [visit reddit] [comments ..read more