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My name is Devin Lindsey or Vinny as my sister calls me! I am 17 years old and go to Bethel Park High school. I loooove swimming along with dancing, singing, and playing softball. I also run varsity track with is alright i supose too.


My favorite colors are orange, pink, and blue. I love to be crazy and have a good time

I've had a job working for 15+ monthes so I can answer alot about that

and I know alot about relationships in general so I can be helpful with that sometimes

especially with parent child relationships


I am a very observant person and tend to know more and care about more than most my age


and I really believe in volunteering to help animals especially at shelters. Usually its not their fault that they have to live their and its usually horrible cercimstances that bring them there and I feel terrible that they can't speak for themselves and people are too caught up in spending like $500 on this cute little pure breed puppy from a breeder just into getting rich instead of giving one of these dogs another chance at life (there are usually a handful of dogs under a year old so the i want a puppy excuse doesn't work with me)

My baby is named Lainey Mae... we got her from a shelter about 2 hours away from us when she was 7 weeks old. she is now 2 years old and the center of our family. unfortunately someone was cruel enough to go down and drug up and shoot (but luckly not kill) most of the dogs plus rob the owner (just like someone did at the shelter where I volunteer) and its now shut down

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me and my friend will be babysitting a kid every day afterschool he's a five year old but i dont know whe HE likes but what should we do to entertain him and what should we charge

I would charge $5 an hour... so you would have to split it (unless you too switch off days) unless you are over 18 and have some sort of degree thats pretty much a good rate.


try crafts, baking, playing outside... you can go to local libraries and check out books on preschool/kindergarten age kids crafts and stuff. do things that are cheap and fun like make playdough or bake cookies... Just please no tv! parents arent paying you to just pop in movies.. only do that if you need to do laundry or cook and you need him entertained.



I babysit all the time and work at a daycare center so if you want some more in depth ideas or whatever just pop one in my inbox

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Today a woman down the street called my mom and asked if I could come over and get aquianted with her kids so I can be her mother's helper. The reason she called is because a few months ago my mom gave her our number, I never met the woman. The problem is, I have no idea what I should do when I go to their house. I'm REALLY shy and i'm not all outgoing to adults (actually all people) like "OH HEY! NICE TO MEET YOU!! AWW YOUR KIDS ARE SOOOO CUTE! HI THER (INSERT KIDS NAME HERE)!! I want to be like myself when I go there, so how should I act to the mom? Also, what should I first say to the kids when i meet them? I don't want to seem like i don't like them. Ok second question: When i'm actually doing the job, WHAT ARE SOME THINGS I CAN DO TO KEEP THE KIDS HAPPY AND LIKE ME SO THEY ASK IF I CAN COME BACK? They are girls and i'm pretty sure they are 3 and 5 years old. Thank you!

First I would be calm and just be yourself and talk to her almost like a friend. thats what i do because if you think about it chances are their parents aren't really as old as you might think (they are usually closer to your age than your parents or somewhere in the middle)

I teach preschool so if you ever have questions let me know (tinydancer0889@yahoo.com)

but just ask them question start with how old are you what is your name etc.. (make sure you get down to their level) and then ask them questions about maybe an animal on their shirt or a toy they are holding.. from there they will really open up to you and start talking even the shyest kid.


As a mothers helper you want really have to plan to much because mom will still be around. usually when i babysit i bring some sort of art activity (at libraries they have tons of teachers aid books loaded with different activities to do with preschoolers)

also usually running outside and playing hide and seek (although you pretend to hide your eyes) does alot of justice

on your first time going over i would maybe see if you can find like a magic trick you can do that they can keep (like something appears in your hand like a weird coin or something special) to lighten the mood and interest them


it will be alot easier than you think

just avoid movies and video games! althought they keep kids entertained i feel bad taking parents money and their children never learning anything

one big hit is making homemade play dough (http://babyparenting.about.com/cs/activities/a/playdough.htm) or baking things like cookies

it passes alot of time and makes a good snack or activity


just remeber to always be safe!

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well i know that you can ask teachers if any students mentioned it but i need other ways.. because i need money for christmaas and stuff

try giving flyers out around your neighborhood. also ask your parents to ask around work. That is how i got a few jobs

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Iam 17 years old and i babysit my niece and my nephew every saturday from 3:00pm until 10:00pm and all we do is color and watch movies and iam pretty sure they get tired of it sometimes i read them stories but iam running out of ideas.cheyanne(girl is 5)kaligha is 3)and iam running out of activities for them to do please help me.

Now i saw someone mention contests... that is about the worst things you can do. because anything compition really will hurt one of their self estemes and you want to avoid that as much as possible. you never what anything where you might have to choose. the only kind of compition that is good is like both of them against you where they can both win and feel good. and also prizes are bad because that is a form of a bribe and that makes them act a certain way just for the prize. you want them to do what you ask and be good out of their own wanting


What i would do is go to your local library. Most have teacher sections with books filled with preschool activities (which is what their age group is considered) Anywhere from games to crafts and much more. I teach preschool and what we have are book themes and base everything we do on that weeks books. Maybe what you can do is maybe have them eat when you get there and once they settle down get a book out of the library for the "theme" of that evening and base everything you do off of that


like say you are reading a doctor suess book. Maybe you can make like a color scavenger hunt and they can create their own fish out of construction paper and glue for example



the only hard part if finding activities because you have to get all 3 year old ones (because if you get older ones you might get something that the younger one can't do as well and make him feel bad) just the older one might get more


But they best thing is crafts. even if you go to a craft store or dollar store and rade the clearace for stickers paper paints anything

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my nephew constontally hists his sister what should I do?

It depends on his age


the best thing to do is time out.. but don't sent him to his room (the girl before me said this) because your room is supose to be your safe haven not a place to get punished AND play.

Usually making him sit in a chair or a step for every minute for as old as he is (ex if hes 3 make him sit there for 3 mins) and keep doing it until he behaves and if he gets up start over

I learned that on super nanny and it works perfectly for them

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I need help to find a sample of a babbysitting ad.

What if my parents work and the job is out of my neighborhood?

Well the ad thing i tried to find a copy of my sisters to send you in the link but i cant find it. Basically it just said her name her number and like her qualities (ex. reliable, frienly) and then had some baby clip art. Real simple

and as for a ride i would work something out with the parents you babysit for. Like i did my parents dropped me off and then their parents rode me home. If you need rides both ways some parents won't have a prob with that you will just have to settle for a pay cut (because gas is expensive). Also you can get a bus or sub pass.

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My aount wont pay me for cleaning and watching her baby for 2 1/2 yeas now she owes me like$2500 so far. i talk to my parents and they talk to her but she says that she will or did. but she never has. what should i say to her wih out being rude. and when a friend calls me on my cell and invites me over and i tell her i am leaving in 20 minutes sh says you are not leaving until everything is done. like shes paying me. what should i say.

i would just stop coming. Yes shes your aunt and its not nice to be rude but she has no place making you do all that.just tell her you have plans when she calls and eventually she will get it, or i would tell her that you "have" another babysitting job that acually pays you and you would go to her house because shes supose to pay more or w/e

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Hello,
I happened to come across your page on Google when searching for local babysitters. Do you happen to know anyone who would be available Mondays through Thursdays from 2-5pm? I am looking for an experience, reliable, caring person to watch our 14 month old son in our home. Thank you,

Erin

You live in bethel? acually both my sister and i babysit but the thing is we dont get home until 230 (although if you are looking for a long term babysitter i might acually be able to drop my 9th period study hall get out of school at 1:45 everday then have my sister come take over on days that i work acually). but if your serious you can email me at tinydancer0889@yahoo.com and i can give you some more information about myself or whatever there. The only major draw back i have is that i only got my permit 2 weeks ago so i can't drive drive till march.

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okay well I baby sit my neighbors and I love there kids and they are 8 and 7 but ehy pay me like 30 dollars i think it is like way too much but i dont want to say because i like just started baby sitting and they are my only clients being 13 and all i know i started a little late but what ever please help me with the pay problem do you thikn 30 dollars is too much should i set a number of dollars an hour? help me

I don't think thats bad.. a little high maybe but not too much. My sister makes $2 per hour per child and she is your age and at the end of the night she makes about $20 which isnt bad. I would say for your age you are lucky because i only get $7-10 and hour for watch 3 kids under 4 and thats alot harder than what you ahve because they are self suffient. if you dont like making that much spend some money taking them on a trip to the pool or an early movie

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Ok,I'm 13(gal)and i babysit 2 boys 3 times a week for about 4 hrs. There 1-1/2 & 6 yrs. old the 6 yr.old will NOT listen, i tell him not to do something and he still does it. Every time i have a problem i tell the dad when he gets home,but he never does anything.I have been babysitting for around 3 years and I've never run into this problem before. I'm thinking about starting a discipline plan.If he acts up i will tell him to go to his room,if he doesn't do that I'll tell him were not going outside that day etc.(i say what i mean and mean what i say).Then if it still doesn't work after a few days I'll tell his mom i cant babysit him anymore.I just cant handle him.I just need to know if other babysitters like me think this sounds good. thanks.

well the room is a bad idea for a time out place. i learned that on supernanny because that is the one place they should feel secure and no punished.. like their own places



i would make just a time out spot and start taking away privledges like video games and desserts until he listens and get him involved in things he likes so he doesnt have time to be bad.

there is a little boy i babysit and he is also pretty bad. the only thing you can do is not let him see that you are cracking.. alls he is doing is testing you. and you have to be strong to get through it


i would guess he is just getting bored. maybe you can try baking or something that takes a while and will keep him entertained. like get cookie cutters and everything

either way i would tell his mon because moms are more sentive about that than dads


also becareful if you take away like outdoor play time because he might act up more.


here is what i would do


if he is bad

make him sit in the chair by the steps or whatever for 5 mins without getting up then before he gets up and must say sorry (and acually say it not say are you sorry) then let him have his privilage back (outdoor time desserts etc)

also if you cant handle it anymore what i do is because there are 3 of them and i usually dont have time to attend to him the whole time i let him go as long as he isnt harming anything or himself.

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I run an in-home daycare. I have 7 children (1 is my own). Yes, I know that I am crazy :) Being summertime, I am having a difficult time finding activities to fill the day. I have structure, but I would really like to replace some of that "tv time" with things we can do together. I have two different age groups, and they tend to split up...so that's good news. I can do things with the babies while the big kids are playing and vice versa. I have all boys, ages 2, 3 and 14 months. The bigger boys are 6, 8 and 8. I also have a baby girl who is 8 months...don't need ideas for her, but I thought I would throw her in the mix! I am looking for inexpensive ideas. The typical coloring and fingerpainting just isn't cutting it anymore! Any suggestions?? Thanks!

well i teach preschool and one of the best things i can recommend is we have themes.

well its not really themes but we have a book everyweek as our theme and we base most of our activities off of that.

Usually the book has a good meaning to it too examples- sharing, love etc

but within alot of books you can find many activities

like forinstance one week we did the book twiddle bugs (sesame street)

and we did "hide" the twiddle bug and put a music player and made them listen and try to find the bug (ages 3-5)
i would maybe check out your local library.. there alot of preschool book loaded with things to do (and trust me our preschool budget is prob lower than yours. we run it through our highschool and tutition is only like $60 a kid per year)


also maybe you can make "goop" with your older kids. its corn starch, water and some chemical that starts with a b (i think its borox something) and they can make their own putty. also their are different recipes with glue and what not to make similar things.

and what about grabbing a friend and a field trip to a pool? i would guess the big kids are old enough to handle themselves with light supervision and you and your friend could deal with the younger ones in a wading pool

also what about trips to the park, zoo etc.


i addition kids love the outdoors. get some sidewalk chalk and let them run free in the yard or a local park
even check if your local paper and maybe you can find one of those kiddie jungle gyms for like 20 bucks and go to the local dollar store and get some ball and water guns and stuff


if you need more help just ask i hope to run my own daycare one day!

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I am a 14/f and I would really like to start babysitting. How can I find people with kids though who are in need of a babysitter?

what i didnt was made a flyer. it had alot of clipart along with a cute little babysitting poem my sister and i made up and my info on it (name, age, i but reasonable rates, relable, references etc) and i handed the flyers out to everyhouse within like a mile to me literally it was crazy and within a week i only got 1 phone call but it was well worth it and in the end i have had 3 families that reg. babysit for and it really worked out well


and i learned go to every house kids or not because 3 years after giving out those flyers (which was last june) i got a phone call from someone saying they got my flyer a few years ago and wanted to know if i still babysit



here are some quick pointers:
-don't list your last name or address on the flyers first name and number will do
-dont list your rate because you might end up getting more than you expected
- dont expect to get paid more than like $3 an hour per child at first
- dont get mad when people think you are too young, especially if its with their first child, they are as nervous as leaving their child and you will be being their at first
- make sure you have atleast 1 good reference
- don't overwhelm yourself with kids (dont say you can watch 3 kids under 5 even though you know you cant just to get a job)
- always have a reliable friend or relative incase the job is to big (like i take my younger sister when i got babysit my neighbors who have 3 kids under 4)
- dont be afraid to ask questions



if you need more advice just ask.. i love babysit and hope to own my own daycare one day!

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what is a good amount of money per hour

if i dont really know the kids except that that they are a sister of a family friend

and that the daughter is 2 and the son is 7

well from where i am from i would say abouit $5 an hour because basically you really are only watching the 2 year old (the 7 year old should be pretty self sufficient and do alot of things for himself get dressed, brush his teeth, put his own shoes on etc)


i know i watch 3 kids ages 4(turned 4 last week), 2 1/2, and almost 1 and i make 7-10 dollars an hour and usually thats pretty good.


just dont over do it because if you make it sould like you have to get $10 an hour chances are they wont use you or use you that often


i would try starting out like $6 for the first 3 hours then $5 for every hour after that or so

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I want to start babysitting in march. I've done mother's helper, and babysitting courses. I think that families wont take a 12 year old seriously. Mother's helper is one thing, babysitting is another. I don't know if they will think im too young. I am responsible, and i love little kids. I babysit my baby cousins, but im still not sure if i should start babysitting so early.

well by law i believe you have to be 14 to do it b/c technically you are not even legally old enough to stay home by yuorself. i would say go for it but dont even go out and try to watch more than 1 kid at a time and know that you will prob get payed no more than like $2 and hour because you are so young. and you will need references that arent related to you. i would try going to your close neighbors that know you well and ask them if you can watch their kids for free for an hour or 2 mainly for expierence and so you can get a reference from them. also if you make flyers let them know of your age. if i were a mom i would say you were to young but some moms may need you for an hour or 2 everyonce and a while if they need to run out shopping or whatever.

whatever you do i would say avoid getting a summer job, like one that you will be there all day unless there is only 1 kid and they are over the age of 4 or so incase something happens


just know your limits and not go out and try to do things you dont think you can

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can someone help me get ideas to get more money for babysitting...thanks

like you mean make more or make more than babysitting

okay well to make more babysitting be certified in atleast babysitting and first aid.

also have more references and people other than relatives that can back up your work

and post flyers all through your town!

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I have two younger siblings. Some might say that I shoulk babysit them fir free, but I also cook, clean, and chase them around. I think I should get a little something. What do you think?

i think you should depends on how old then are. if they are old enought o basically watch themselves and you supervise i dont think you should get as much as if they were like under the age of 6 or so. but you should still get something! tell your parents you would atleast like a small allowance like $10 a night you do it or maybe have a shopping spree sometime or something special. i think its totally unfare but trust me i have to do it too! its just something stupid oldest have to do.. and when i complain my parents just say about all the work they did when they were little and didnt get paid.. they just dont get times change

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i babysit for this family once in a while & they called me a few days ago to babysit on this coming friday, but i can't. then the lady called today and was like "I know you said you can't babysit, but I am really desprate, so I was wondering if you knew anyone who would be able to?" So I told her I'd ask a few people and let her know if someone could. So I asked a few people, but none of them can either. I feel bad for his lady (even though it's not my fault or problem) but I don't know if I should still call her back. I would feel weird being like "sorry i couldn't find anyone" and leaving her with no one at all, but I would also feel guilty if I didn't call. Should I still call even though I didn't find anyone, & if so, what should I say?

you should call her back even if you didnt find anyone just because she will think of you are more mature. try to get out of your plans if you can or if your going out with your friends see if you can bring one babysitting with you. if there isnt a way tell her you can babysit some other day (if shes going out like to get her hair done) and you are really really sorry

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I would like to reward him with a special treat but i don't know any candy this kid likes. do you guys know of anything sweet for a 4 year old? please help! i rate high!

i wouldnt give him any candy inless his parents say ok first. most kids like those gummy shape things and gummy snacks those are more healthy then candy. alot of kids like pieces of gum and shuold be ok with it as long as you watch him. you can also try like m&ms and stuff. just make sure you ask his parents first! also try dum dums too

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Hey,
Im a 14/m and i babysit. Im NOT gay!!! i have a gf (were pretty steady) and everything. But babysitting is fun bc i like to b with lil kids and im getting payd 4 it. its easy money. Do the parnets whos kid im babysitting think im gay? bc ive gotten a lot of ppl who think im gay.

your pretty lucky most guys dont have the resposibility to babysit so most guys are prob jelous but if u wanted 2 no for the future girls fnd it sexier.

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is that a good age to babysit? Because I have had like 2 years of experiance with my 2year old nephew!

well tech. by law you cant start babysitting until you are like 13 or 14 but i think it depends on how mature you are and stuff. if your under the age of 14 i would recomend being a mothers helper first or only babysitting 1 child for only an hour or 2. if your older than 14 and you think you can handle if then go for it. just make sure your not over your head like your first job isnt for more than 2 kids or whatever

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