Should you pay family for babysitting?

Question

When ever I leave my girls over my mom and sister house they ask for money for babysitting. I watch my sister son for free and he stays all weekend.

Answer 1

If you are watching her kid for the weekend then I ask her to pay. It should be an even trade, unless one is watching the others kid a lot longer. I think even though they are family you still should give them something. Money, food, cards,....something.

Answer 2

I think the rules of babysitting for family members should be the same as the rules of babysitting for friends. If it's a one-off, isolated incident that you just need a babysitter for a few hours to go to a doctor's appointment or something else non-regular, I personally would consider it a favour and would not expect money. But if we're talking about regular babysitting so you can go to school, work, etc. (every day or several times a week), then I think some sort or remuneration should be offered.

Answer 3

If you are watching your sister's son for the weekend and she is asking you for money when she watches your kids, then sit down with her and tell her that you feel taken advantage of.

Work out a plan where you exchange babysitting with each other. Keep track of the hours for each time. If you watch her son for 4 hours, then you should be entitled to at least 2 hours from her for watching your girls( more than one child for your sister to watch).

As for your mom, if she wants to be paid for watching your girls, then either pay her or work out an exchange that she agrees to -- like you do something for her in exchange for her babysitting. ( Clean house or something)

If you feel like you are being taken advantage of, then stop asking them to watch your kids and don't watch your sister's child. But give them a chance to work it out.

Answer 4

Is your mother the one babysitting or is it the same sister whos kids you baby sit for free. If your mother is the one watching them u shouldn't punish her for what your sister does to you. My grandma use to babysit my uncles kids who were at that stage where they wanna mess with everything I was shocked that he didn't pay her crap. My grandmother is old and lives off social security checks and my uncle thinks she is obligated to sit for his for kids for free No friggen way. But if it is your sister and she really needs the money to get by then it would be then paying her would be right thing to do. If she doesn't really need it then HELL no.

Answer 5

If they are a daily babysitter than pay a little something but if it's just everyonce in a while then no. And if your sister ask for money from you when she wants you to watch her son ask her for money

Answer 6

I'm shocked that the aunt and grandmother would expect to be paid to babysit their own blood relatives. This is outrageous! It would be a privilege to babysit.

I wouldn't pay them anything and if they dropped off their kids at your place, I would demand payment too...let's see if that gives them a bit of a wake up call.

This reminds me of the saying, we don't choose our family, if we did we wouldn't choose them as friends.

Answer 7

If the different relatives is in a monetary bind, the moms and dads could definately pay for his or her daughter to stay there. If the relatives is financially doing nicely, the moms and dads could provide to pay. If the relatives declines an provide to pay, i imagine the relatives could provide the 17 year old some money so as that she will provide to take them out to devour or bypass bowling or some thing one evening.

Answer 8

well im from the old school, , , and i say hell yes , wen i was little my grandmother would baby st myself and brother, she had no set fee but hey if she watched us for like 4or five hours my mom and dad, would hand my gram a 20.00 u do not have to but come on dont ya think maybe the can use it for say to buy themselfs something or just to have a bit extra in there pocket , and they deserve it they watched your *** wen they didnt really have to, like i said you dont have to but ya can offer it if they say no, its ok, id say here get your self something . u deserve it,

Answer 9

rude!! their supposed 2 be family and they should want 2 watch ur kids not 4 money but cuz they care

Answer 10

you shouldn't pay if you are exchanging babysitting with one sister, buy otherwise if they want to be paid, they must need the money, or they want to feel that they are appreciated by having you pay.