jenniek
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Posted: 06-04-07 16:02pm
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Im was just wondering how much I should
pay an unlicensed babysitter. Since I'm
still pretty young I have friend that are
in high school or just graduated and they
said they would help bbabysit. I'm just
not sure how much to pay them. Since they
are still young I don't think they shoudl
get payed as much as an adult babysitter
but I can't think of a good price.
Brayden is almost 4 months if that should
be factored in and he is a very good baby,
not high maintence at all!
So what do you girls pay for daycare? And
what do you think would \be reasonable?
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Posted: 06-04-07 16:04pm
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first how old is the sitter in mind?
how long will they be watching your
child?
do they now any first aid cpr....
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 06-04-07 17:34pm
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i was paying 20 dollars a day for 2.
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Posted: 06-04-07 17:37pm
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i personally think you should pay min.
wage. which is 6.50 an hour.
i dont think the age matters at all with
how much they should be paid, they're
still watching your baby just like someone
who is older would. i'm a highschool
student and i used to watch 2 kids and
their mom paid me crap and they were
baaaaaaaad, thats when i decided id pay my
baysitters min. wage just to be fair...
you might not think thats a good idea, and
im sure itll add up, but they do have
their childs life in your hands.
just my opinion 
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 06-04-07 18:00pm
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when has min wage gone up to 6.50 an hour?
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Posted: 06-04-07 18:01pm
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who knows, but thats what it is here lol
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Posted: 06-04-07 18:02pm
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depends on the state..
Id just make sure whoever you do leave the
baby with is highly qualified and
trustworthy.. Id say at least like 5 bucks
an hour or so depending..
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Posted: 06-04-07 18:04pm
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yeah i agree with her ^^^
i'd watch them for 12 hours straight and
get paid like 1.50 an hour and im very
experienced, ticked me off.. but im too
mch of a sissy to say anything.
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Posted: 06-04-07 18:10pm
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ahhh when i was 16 i had a lady like that
who id watch her 3 kids and shed give me 4
dollars an hour when i was Cpr qualified
and had tons of experiance... But i
figured it was better then nothing. What
always kills me is the people who pay
horrible and actually have money!
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Posted: 06-04-07 18:13pm
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oh yeah and this girl was an rn and her
hubby was a dentist
friend.
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Magical Logic
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Posted: 06-04-07 18:13pm
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oh ok...........jenniek just ask whoever
is going to be watching your kid how much
they want to get paid and talk it out
with them is your best bet.my sitter at
first said 45 a week for 2 kids and i
thought that was not enough so i paid her
20 a day and i worked 4 days a week.
alot of familys out there are only making
min wage or a little more than min wage.
so it would be pointless for those familys
to go back to work. they would only being
making enough to pay for a sitter.
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Posted: 06-04-07 18:22pm
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I am hemmorhaging childcare money right
now. I don't know why I bother to work.
We pay Hannah's sitter 180 bucks a week
and she is excellent, but it's nauseating
to me to pay her that much. She has 20
years of experience and her home is a
licensed day care. genevas old sitter had
me pay her 100 bucks a week to start, and
then we gave her a raise and paid 125 a
week, which I thought was pretty fair.
She wasn't licensed, but that didn't make
any difference to me-it was the quality
that counts. I sure wish she still did
day care. I guess you should probably
propose a number that you think is fair
and go from there. I would caution you to
please be sure that whomever is watching
your little one be very qualified because
scary things happen, and especially with a
little baby you really need someone
patient and qualified (no matter how great
your kidsd are!)
Good luck.
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Posted: 06-04-07 18:44pm
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wrote: | | alot of familys out there
are only making min wage or a little more
than min wage. so it would be pointless
for those familys to go back to work. they
would only being making enough to pay for
a sitter. |
that's pretty much the boat we're in right
now. I wouldn't be making very much after
paying a sitter, and I already don't trust
anyone enough with .Alyvia's care. I'd
rather stay home with her and know for
sure that she's okay.
Well, I take that back. One person I trust
her with is .Aaron's mom, but she has her
own schedule and really enjoys her
spontenaity and I wouldn't feel
comfortable burdening her with watching
.Alyvia.
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CaNdItAs CrAzY LaNd
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Posted: 06-04-07 19:05pm
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see I charge 3.00 an hour but if there is
more than 1 kid in the family then i chage
2.oo hour per a child. extra for weekends
and extra for late night .
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Posted: 06-04-07 19:09pm
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| HcoBrunette06
wrote: | i personally think you
should pay min. wage. which is 6.50 an
hour.
i dont think the age matters at all with
how much they should be paid, they're
still watching your baby just like someone
who is older would. i'm a highschool
student and i used to watch 2 kids and
their mom paid me crap and they were
baaaaaaaad, thats when i decided id pay my
baysitters min. wage just to be fair...
you might not think thats a good idea, and
im sure itll add up, but they do have
their childs life in your hands.
just my opinion |
Man, I wished it would have been $6.50/hr
here. I would have made much better money
as a teenager. 
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jenniek
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Posted: 06-04-07 20:00pm
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Thanks for the replys.
The girls I'm considering are between
17-19 years old. Two of which are my best
friends and very skilled with children. I
want to make sure I pay them whats fair
since they are such good friends of mine
but with me being a full time student
(even durign the summer) and only working
part time money is tight!!! I would only
need them about 4-5 hours about 2 times a
week this summer, but then more once fall
comes around.
I have asked them what they expect to get
paid but they always say they will do it
for free and stuff, but I don't think
thats fair. And I'm sure thats just said
since we are friends..
I dunno.. I wish I didn't have to work or
go to school so I could just stay home
with him. But being a technically
'single' mom thats not an option.
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Posted: 06-04-07 20:07pm
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if they said they'd do it for free i'd
probably give them $20 a day.
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Posted: 06-04-07 20:07pm
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I always gave around $5 an hour. It
depended whether the sitter was actually
interacting with my daughter (playing,
reading to her, etc) or a warm body. I
would always kick in a bit more if they
cleaned up after themselves.
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Posted: 06-04-07 20:11pm
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5-6 an hour would be a good rate if only
2times a wk and 4-5 hours. I would also
set ground rules such as not to take baby
out in a car or not to have anyone over
and such.
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