Two weeks ago I had a sweet young 13 year old girl come and baby-sit because my usual girl was out of town. We left at 6:20 and I said, "the baby and Hanna are very tired and need to go to sleep no later that 7:00." They where bathed and fed all she had to do was put them to bed and I even told her all the steps to do so. After Danny and I got out of the temple at 9:00, I called to see how things went and was going to ask if we could grab a bite to eat, but she said, "I'm about to put the kids to bed." So we came straight home! The house was a mess (not a huge mess, but can't they pick up the game they played)? She still made $10.00, even though she did nothing I asked. My kids did have a fun time though. I did like that she played with them because the older girls don't do that. I'll have her baby-sit in the day next time, when no one needs to go to bed.
What do you pay? And what do you expect done?
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3 comments:
You only paid that poor girl $10!! Wow. Jeff insists we pay a least $7 an hour...unless it's family then we pay nothing :) Our kids love it when we get sitters because they play "make-up" with Leah and the kids can stay up late. And you know I don't notice if they leave a mess :)
$7 an hour, wow you're kind!
I think how much you pay should depend a LOT on the kids you have. When I had a babysitter for two kids that are pretty darn well behaved and were 4 and 6 I paid $5 an hour (because they could take care of themselves).
Now that I am throwing a baby into the mix I will pay more because she is more work.
As for what I expect them to do...honestly I would rather them play with the kids then get them to bed (if it is a weekend). It is a special thing for hubby and I to go out on a date and it should be a special thing for them to spend time with a babysitter.
But I am REALLY lucky to have the BEST babysitter in all the land. She is 12, but her family lives 3 doors down. She babysits for FREE when we go to the Temple, so I try to pay her REALLY well when she babysits other times because she is a doll!
And my children LOVE HER! She plays with them the ENTIRE time. She has a box of goodies they get to pick from if they are good and she ALSO gets them ready for bed even if I tell her she doesn't have to!
I ADORE HER! (and I will pay her whatever it takes so that she babysits for me and noone else! Bwahahaha! ;D )
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