would you hire a 13 yr old to babysitting who has helped watched her niece before?

Answer 1

Absolutely. Giving a teen trust and responsibilities enables them to be more confident with themselves and with other people.
It will also help them to learn respect for a good job done. Trusting teens makes them become better people.

Answer 2

Well, yes and no. For an older child I would say yes as long as there was an adult near by who could help out if needed. As I have 5 little ones, I would have to say no if they were all staying behind because that many is a handful for an adult let alone someone who is still pretty young (I don't leave all five with any teenagers). If you are experienced, have taken a babysitting class and are responsible I think there are mother's who would use you. In fact, I would love to have someone your age around a few hours a week while I am home to entertain the children while I clean, iron or rest. But I don't know any nearby :(

Answer 3

There are several babysitting classes that 13 year olds can take now to learn about cpr and the important stuff. I would find out if they have taken a class, sometimes different places offer them for free. I would also start out have the 13 year old watch them for a couple of hours and the see from there

Answer 4

It depends on a variety of things.

Like how old is your child?
How old is her niece?
How long has she looked after her niece for and for what duration of time for each session?
How long are you going out for?
Will it be during the day or night?
Does she demonstrate maturity?

I started babysitting while I was younger than that - but I had 3 younger siblings and had a lot of experience.

My advise would be to start in small spurts and during the day to see how it goes. Judging from that you can ask the babysitter for longer periods of time and go from there.

Answer 5

Depends on how old your kids are. I wouldn't leave a 13 year old w/ a baby or any child under3

But I was 13 when I started babysitting

Answer 6

13 years old is a bit on the young side. It would also depend on the age of the children she would be babysitting. It's better to be safe than sorry; children are precious. Consider some other options first.
Take care!

Answer 7

I'd ask a few questions of yourself first.

1) Is this babysitter versed in CPR? (I had to be certified at 12 through my school)

2) Is this kiddo trustworthy? Do they have a good character?

3) Is this kid capable of handling crisis? If your baby burns its hand, will she be able to take charge and do what needs to be done?

4) How long will you be gone? While some people would take no chances, you can start her off at half an hour and see how that goes.

13 isn't *too* young, but it is still very young and you do need to be cautious.

Answer 8

I was babysitting when I was 13. But I had 2 younger brothers and sisters and I was pretty mature. So you have to make that decision based on the babysitter in question. But keep in mind that you are trusting your childs life with her so make the decision a smart one.

Answer 9

Yeah I would I started babysitting when i was 13 so that seems like the right age to start being responsible.

Answer 10

Helping take care of kids is soooo much different from taking care of them by your self, i also think that 15 is a good age to let someone babysit as long as they are responsible and you know them. I would stick with the older kids because they are more mature and responsible (well some of them).

Answer 11

Depends on how old the child is. Under 4 definitely not, and it also depends on how long you'll be gone and how late. If it's for an older child in the early evening I don't see a problem as long as she can be trusted and has a good list of who to call if there's an emergency.