10075
1
3-5
$15
No
too much money!
if family member babysits then i don't pay!
22-30
06896
2
1-3
$10
I provide meals or pay for food.
No
moved don't know how to find a good one in new area - west haven, ct
22-30
10075
1
7-9
$10
I provide meals or pay for food.
No
my sitters mostly live in the building or close by, they are usually high school students.
14-17
11102
2
5-7
$10
I provide meals or pay for food.
No
14-17
11215
1
3-5
$15
I pay for a taxi or car service if the sitter is leaving late.
No
money
22-30
06883
2
5-7
$15
I expect babysitters to do housework.
No
I expect babysitters to be me when I am out! That means cleaning up after dinner and folder a small amount of laundry while children are sleeping. Possibly switching laundry as a special request.
I can't afford many babysitting hours and have actually cut back to no regular weekly sitting. We go out once in a while on the weekend.
22-30
10040
1
10-13
$15
I tip on top of the hourly rate.
No
high costs
22-30
11211
1
1-3
$15
I expect babysitters to do housework.
No
The cost. Even if I do a share with a friend and it's only $10/hr, that's still $80 a day, and that's $320 a month.
22-30
07022
1
1-3
$12
I pay the babysitter if I cancel with less than a day's notice.
No
My son is 16 months old and can be a real handful even with people he knows well. Even though we don't have much money, it's worth it to just pay the nanny instead of asking for favor upon favor from family members who are busy and would have to put up with a lot of crying and fussing. She's amazing and needs the job, so I want to keep her around as long as possible. But, we will have to let her go and switch to daycare this summer because it is considerably cheaper. I wish we could pay her more, but we do give her a lot of freedom, including a car seat for her own car so that she can take him on play dates or run errands. It would be a special kind of torture to leave him and her cooped up in our little apartment all day.
22-30
11218
2
13-16
$10
I expect babysitters to watch t.v. or movies with my kids.
Yes
Ahhh,
1. we don't go out much, DH often works 6 days a week 7a-7p.
2. Big Brother (15) often babysits for 10 yr old sister, & doesn't get paid.
3.Favorite Baby sitter isn't often available as she's also on 3 different swim teams.
4. Man i've often wished I WAS the baby-sitter! more fun!
& FYI I expect the baby sitter to make (cook) dinner & have the kid(s) help clean up after.
14-17
90026
8
16+
$30 or more
I pay my babysitter less for hours when the kids are asleep.
No
11-13
12583
3
3-5
$10
I provide meals or pay for food.
18-21
10005
3
10-13
$21
I pay for a taxi or car service if the sitter is leaving late.
No
31-40
07086
1
1-3
$15
I pay for a taxi or car service if the sitter is leaving late.
No
$$$
22-30
06820
2
7-9
$20
I expect babysitters to help with homework or do crafts.
Yes
Wanting to be home with my kids
[Notes: I use sitters that were referred by The Sitting Service, which requires that I pay $15/hr with a $50 minimum. I checked $20 as the hourly rate because I usually hire sitters to come for 2-3 hours. I live in the suburbs and my babysitters have their own transportation, so the taxi/car service is not applicable.]
41-50
07960
1
5-7
$10
I pay for a taxi or car service if the sitter is leaving late.
No
Money and lack of planning ahead.
18-21
11215
1
3-5
$15
I pay the babysitter if I cancel with less than a day's notice.
No
The need to spend the day cleaning the house so the sitter won't judge me.
22-30
westchester
3
7-9
$15
I provide meals or pay for food.
No
The cost, plus the fact that our family time is limited, so when we have free time we like to do thing with our kids and not leave them home with a sitter.
22-30
