Since she will be sleeping most of the time she is here, do we discout that pay rate somehow?
2006-07-24 07:31:47 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Just talk to her and see what she thinks. If she has done that before at other houses, she can tell you what she expects. If she hasn't, she can tell you what she thinks is reasonable. Whatever she says is what you are likely to have to pay (at least if you want her to stay). If it was me, I would tend to pay a little more than most people. I would want her to go into the sitting with a positive attitude, and I would not want her to feel at all that she got cheated.
2006-07-24 07:42:46 · answer #1 · answered by brian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are putting them to bed and she is only there incase they wake up or an emergency you should pay her normally.
Just because you would go to sleep at a certain time doesn't mean that's what time she goes to sleep and if she was not babysitting she could be out doing something for herself.
Pay her as you would normally.
If you're talking about a weekend type of a thing you need to look at a flat rate and come up with a reasonable amount that is fair. Keep in mind that this is NOT how she would normally be spending her weekend/evenings
2006-07-24 17:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by csandraj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I use to do is pay her day rate for day time and overnight was just a solid $15 no more no less! Te kids are sleeping and she's like doing nothing but sleeping herself but the $15 ensures that if one of the kids need something she will get up and go to them! Good luck
2006-07-24 14:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by cstinkerbell6969 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if she charges a daily rate then double it (day and night) if she charges an hourly rate then you pay her regular rate until 9 or so and then cut it in half for the rest of the time she is there. Talk this over with her in advance so that she will know what she is getting paid before you leave.
2006-07-24 14:35:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a 13 y/o (it was 14 years ago..a bit different then) i stayed from 8 at night, got the 2 y/o and 2month old fed and in bed at 9, woke up twice with the baby for a feeding, and woke at 8 giving them breakfast, then left at 9...i got $65 a night..at that was a little cheap then. it was an easy night and i dug the family, so i didn't care. at least $125 is what i jwould say.
2006-07-25 01:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by melela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally with my kids it's grandma's house for overnighters. If the babysitter was the only option I had I would pay her extra for children under 5 and the same rate for children over 5.
2006-07-24 14:57:48 · answer #6 · answered by Aumatra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you discuss this with her? I would charge you a flat rate whether the kid is sleeping or not, what if she/he wakes up? You're not there to deal with them, they are. Quit being so cheap and pay your sitter. You want a discount? Take a coupon to your hotel, don't cheat the sitter. You're lucky you have somebody willing to stay the night at your house so you can get away, pay him/her what they well deserve!!
2006-07-24 16:20:59 · answer #7 · answered by dixi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I babysat and ended up staying the night the parents paid me a flat rate for the whole time. Not the usually hourly rate. Be upfront with her and tell her that this situation is different and you are paying her $_______.
2006-07-24 16:45:33 · answer #8 · answered by Brandi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would work out a special, one time agreement with her for this service.
i can remember doing over night sittings for my neighbors and i usually made about $80-$100 for it. think about it for a moment....she is getting kids ready for bed, sleeping in a strange place, getting them up in the morning, fixing breakfast, plus she has to be ready for ANYTHING through the night.
for example, one night i had a baby get sick and kept throwing up ALL night long. that was not my idea of fun at the ripe old age of 16.
so, sleep over sittings, to you, may not be as stressful for a sitter, but in reality, can be scarier b/c who knows what's going to happen in a longer period of time....
i would cough up the dough, especially, if you have yourself a really good sitter.
take care.
p.s. i based that on if you guys will be back by morning, but if you won't be back until noon or so, well then, increase that amount. honestly, asking a sitter to stay and all nighter is a pretty big thing to ask of a teenager (assuming her age, here). it's one thing to come over and play some games, watch some movies and put the kids to bed, but it's a whole other ball game to do all night into the morning. please think about that!!!!
take care and have fun on your getaway!
2006-07-24 14:49:35 · answer #9 · answered by joey322 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I babysat, I would just get a flat rate for staying the evening. It's best to discuss it with the babysitter, see what she thinks is fair.
2006-07-24 14:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by Ashlee S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋