Okay, Im 13, very mature for my age, and am very careful.. Well, everyone who wants a babysitter chooses my older sister (15 1/2) She was 12 when she started babysitting a 3 and 5 year old. 14 when she started babysitting a 6 month old every day. Anyways, my sister and I are homeschooled and are helping in the nursery for MOPS at our church.....we are in the 6-12 month old's, my mom will NEVER let me hold babies, or even touch them. She treats me like im two, and no one thinks im responsible because I have only babysat a 5 year old 2 days a week for about 2 months. Would anyone hire me as a babysitter, or do you have any ideas on how to get experience so more people would hire me as a babysitter?
P.S. We just moved, and there are alot of 3-9 year old kids in our neighborhood.
2007-08-23 15:36:24 · 7 answers · asked by Katie Lynn 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Adolescent
You would want a 13 year old "home alone"? Why not? Im mature, my sister babysat out in the boondocks younger than I am for 2 children. I've been staying by myself for 6+ hours since I was 11
2007-08-23 15:46:35 · update #1
We had just moved to the area when my sister started babysitting, we just moved, so I dont know any close friends, and dont have any family with small children. The only people that have small kids, have kids my age that would babysit for free
2007-08-23 15:50:04 · update #2
I would choose my sister, over myself if I was a parent, but what about me? How can I make money? Its just not fair at all. She made about 1,000 dollars babysitting. for the 3 and 5 year olds and the 8 and 11 year olds.
It just makes me really angry because my own mother doesnt trust me. How am I ever going to learn to be comfortable around kids?
2007-08-23 16:00:42 · update #3
I would take a Red Cross babysitting class. They even give you a certificate. It lets people know that you are trained. The class teaches you CPR, how to change a diaper, and a lot of other thinngs you wouldn't have ven thought twice about before. I was also 13 when I started babysitting, and I can owe my success to that class.
For babies, at least really young ones, many parents may not hire you yet. You know how parents can be, but I don't blame them. If I were a parent, I would only want the best looking after my baby. But definitely take a class. Once you start getting jobs, your reputation will grow, and soon you'll be old enough that people might hire you for their babies.
Hope this helps!
2007-08-23 15:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by blue92 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally I wouldnt have any 13 year old babysit my child no matter how mature they are. For an infant I would use no one younger than 16, 2 and up I would possibly use a 15 year old. But I would have to know them very well!
2007-08-23 22:42:17 · answer #2 · answered by Ashley B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Id offer to come by and do some free trials for parents. Id be much more comfortable seeing a 13 year old (well any sitter) in action first, while Im home with them, before leaving them alone with my children.
Secondly, just by age, Im not sure Id even want a 13 year old home alone.
2007-08-23 22:43:49 · answer #3 · answered by lillilou 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
somtimes at the library they have babysitter workshops and you get a certificate. or some summer camps hire 13 year olds to be counselers in training and that is useful experience with kids and you get payed not a lot but about 200 dollars for the whole summer.
2007-08-23 22:52:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post a flyer by your locar mailboxes or something. They choose your sister because she is more experienced. Wouldn't you choose a 15 year old over a 13 year old?
2007-08-23 22:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you should babysit for a family that is close to yours and ask them to "spread the word" about your good babysitting.
2007-08-23 22:40:38 · answer #6 · answered by jenn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's probally is because you just moved.
new neighbors, so the trust they have wont probally be as big as your sister did when she babysat back then.
try babysitting for close friends & family,
i'm pretty sure they'll trust you.
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2007-08-23 22:47:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋