How can I find babysitting jobs?

Question

I am a 14 year old girl and I have done everything to find babysitting jobs. I have handed out flyers, put up flyers on bulletin boards, put my number in babysitting directory at church, signed up on babysitting websites...still no calls. I know this day in age people don't trust people to babysit their children, if they don't know you. But you would think I would get at least a couple of calls. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

what I did was first I handed out fliers. and then I had people calling me but I only handed them out to like my neighbors. after a couple times babysitting the people that I say for would tell their friends and neighbors and family about me then they would call. also my parents would get tickets to a concert or movie or some sort of show and invite them to come and then they would say and yeah you will already have a babysitter. they couldnt say no.
hope this helps just like hang out with good people and do maybe like charity so people will notice that your a good kid and trust you. then in no time you will be raking in the dough!!!

Answer 2

Talk to people at church or wherever you hang out. Tell people during small talks that you are looking for a babysitting job. Word of mouth is very, very effective -- more so than flyers and other medium. If I have a kid and want a babysitter, I won't look at flyers and esp. websites because I have no idea what that person is like. I don't even know his/her friends/families - who can provide/be good references. However, I would be more inclined to get someone that a friend/family suggested. I hope I'm making sense.

Answer 3

The market is oversaturated. Now it's summer and teens that are not old enough to work at a fast food place, movie theater, or store are babysitting.

Try another angle, such as a mother's helper. A mother's helper is in the home while the mother is also in the home. The helper tends the child/children while the mother cleans, cooks, or does laundry or whatever else she has to do in the home. As a parent of multiples (twins), my summer mother's helper is great for taking the kids to the pool. (She is 13). Also, if the mother knows you are reliable and good with her children, she will trust you to babysit when she and her husband want to go out. That is my eventual plan for my helper. At this point, my kids are in diapers and don't talk, so our helper would be overwhelmed taking care of them alone. I wouldn't expect her to care for them by herself. But if she does a good job now, in a couple of months or a year, she can be our official babysitter.

Print on your flyer that you will play with the child for two hours for free. Design a little coupon that the parent has to give to you to cash in! This is like a "free sample" for the parent. It allows her to see how you interact with children. Good luck.

Answer 4

You're not doing anything wrong, you're on the money with knowing that people just don't trust others with their children, especially teens. I would start in your family and maybe talk to your teachers at school and see if they would give you a reference. Be patient, if they know your age, they may be deterred, try for lawn mowing and odd jobs instead, the hard work may show some families that you can be trusted and relied on and they may let you babysit for them next. Keep your chin up tho, there are lots of people willing to pay you for helping out, it's good to hear that such a young person wants to earn their money, you're sure to get what you want.

Answer 5

Get some adults to check over your flyers.
Maybe you sound inexperienced or too young.
Around here, you need to take a babysitting course.
See if one is offerred in your community.

Talk to your friends at school, who already baby sit.
Tell them you can fill in, if they get calls they can't take.
Ask your mother to talk to her friends who have kids.

You're right about building trust, people need to know you.
So get yourself known, safely, like through your church.
Could you help in the nursery, during church services?
Volunteer at the community centre, working with kids.
When parents see how their kids take to you, they'll ask.

Answer 6

try asking your mum and dads friends if they have children tell them that they need a good night out and you will take care and spoil the kids while they are gone

Answer 7

try handing out more flyers. give them numbers. talk to them personally.

Answer 8

Poke tiny holes into condoms and hand them out to folks. This inevitably leads to more unwanted pregnancies. Then and only when them babies are born, offer your services.

Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results each time, is insane, as my uncle once advised me.

Answer 9

be patient and if u do get ur first call, dont seem too anxious

Answer 10

you aren't doing anything wrong, just be patient.