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Would You Trust Your Daughter with a Male Babysitter?

J.G. asks from Dallas

So I am still looking for a babysitter for my daughter, but I have been having MAYOR problems finding one because starting next year I need it to be on the weekends a...

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How Much to Charge for In-home Childcare??

A.S. asks from Washington DC

I'm going to be helping out a friend by watching her 2 1/2 month old baby for a little while and she asked me to come up with a number to charge her. I have NOOO ide...

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How Much to Charge??

M.B. asks from Chicago

1) I am considering babysitting for 2 young children, ages 4 months and 3 yrs. and am at a total loss as what to charge. I want to be fair and reasonable but at the...

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Need Advice on Taking Care of Friends 2 Kids in My Home

M.R. asks from San Antonio

Hello Mama's! I am currently babysitting for a friend of mine and I would like to know if what I'm charging her is too much or too little. I am only doing 1 day a w...

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How Much Should I Pay?

B.K. asks from Chicago

My downstairs neighbor (an older lady) babysits for me 3-4 hours 1 - 2 days per week. It's usually 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. My son's bedtime is always 8:00. I'm wondering...

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What Do I Do with My Sister-in-law?

K.M. asks from Minneapolis

I run an in-home daycare and my Sister-in-law drops my niece off once in a while(twice a month) when she needs a day off or to run errands(she is a stay-at-home mom)....

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Fair Price for Childcare - Half Days During Summer

A.H. asks from Dallas

My neighbor has graciously offered to watch my 2 1/2 year daughter from 8 or 9 - noon Monday - Friday throughout the summer. Neither of us have done this before. What...

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Piggy Back on Finding a Babysitter - What Do You Think About My Idea?

L.C. asks from Los Angeles

I am a stay-at-home mom with three kids, ages 8, 5, and 3. During and after my pending divorce, I plan to stay at home with the kids even if I have to dip into my sa...

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Fund Raising Question (So What Happened Added)

L.M. asks from Boise

Hi, everyone! My daughter has the opportunity to travel to England next Spring Break for her Junior year!! She is among a select few who got the invite, so she's ...

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How Much Do You Think You Should Get Paid?

J.E. asks from Erie

Ok..so, say you are babysitting a 3 year old kid. His single mom works part time. She drops him off between 1:00-1:30pm and he gets picked up usually around 5pm (some...

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  • dollars 5 per hour in 2 answers "Thus, I'd expect much less (thus the up to $5 per hour)."
  • dollars 20 per day in 2 answers "... babysit b/c it works better (for whatever reason), then I'd charge $20 per day."
  • dollars 25 per day in 2 answers "I would say $20 to $25 per day."
  • can get a work permit in 2 answers "At 15, she can get a work permit & work at any local business."
  • id charge dollars in 2 answers "I'm pretty generous, and would be especially with a single mom. I'd charge $10 a ..."