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Celebrate NOT Needing a Babysitter

I know that those of you with young children may find it impossible to imagine, but the day will come when you will no longer need a babysitter. As a single parent, we often spend a great deal of our energy and income trying to arrange for quality childcare for our children when we are working or during the summer months. That is why I think when the day comes that the babysitter is no longer needed, we really need to celebrate! To be honest, I am still celebrating and still counting my blessings and acknowledging appreciation every time I … Continue reading →

Try Not to Use a Babysitter as Punishment

The other day, I was out and about and I heard a harried mother threaten: “Next time, you don’t get to come with me, you’ll have to stay home with a babysitter!” She spat out the word babysitter like she was threatening shackles and chains. This got me to thinking about what a treat it was for my own kids when they “got” to have a sitter–instead of presenting it as punishment, we always viewed it as a special date when the kids would get to “play” with the sitter and get a break from Mom! Babysitters have trouble enough … Continue reading →

What do You Look For in a Babysitter?

When my kids were younger, my favorite babysitter was one of my coworker’s daughters. She was what I thought was the perfect baby-sitting age at the time–fourteen-fifteen. I think this is the ideal age because they are old enough to be responsible and authoritative, but they are not old enough to really be into dating, driving and having a life (so they tend to be pretty available.) I didn’t find babysitter’s easily either since I had three kids, all a year or so apart. Not an easy gig for the average sitter! For longer babysitting challenges such as weekends, I’d … Continue reading →

The First Parting – Prepare Yourself and Your Baby

Parents can experience separation anxiety. It can really worry you to take time away from your baby and to leave them in the care of others. For some parents, this is mitigated by the fact that they have family close by and their family is a stable and comfortable source for care giving. But sometimes family cannot provide the care giving or you don’t live close enough to them for it to be an option. This is when you invest in a baby sitter and caregiver. There is a lot to do when picking out a babysitter, but I’m not … Continue reading →