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What to write on a babysitting flyer?
Posted Wednesday June 16 2010, 12:16 pm
My mom said I could start a babysitting business this summer. I am going to make some poster ads for it. What should I write on the fliers though? I want a good flyer that people will notice and call me about so I can make some money. The only thing I know to put on it is that I can do babysitting. What do I write to get clients?
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Good things to do while babysitting for age 11
Posted Wednesday June 16 2010, 11:57 am
I'm 17 and I got this lady in town to let me babysit her daughter. The girl is 11 years old and I will be babysitting her this weekend. The lady said I could take her to my house if I'm more comfortable with that but that I need to have her home and in bed by 9 so she can get to sleep shortly after.
Well, I have only babysat like 5 year olds and I don't want to make this 11 year old feel like I'm treating her like a baby or something. What are some good things to do while babysitting an 11 year old? Games to play maybe or what? I figure I can't just pop a movie in and let her entertain herself with it like some of the little kids I babysat wanted to do. I want to be a good babysitter...
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I'm babysitting my cousins all summer... HELP?
Posted Wednesday June 9 2010, 11:54 pm
I'm babysitting my cousins alllllll day everyday, this summer. I just need some fun things to do with them. Anything would be appreciated. Thanks!
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New stuff to do while babysitting
Posted Tuesday May 18 2010, 6:20 pm
I babysit two boys ages 5 and 6. I babysit them 3 times a week sometimes more. I also run out of stuff to do with them, we play outside, color, do puzzles and board games but after doing this for months its boring. So do you have any ideas on what to do with them??
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Baby sitting tips and Cost
Posted Sunday May 9 2010, 4:45 pm
I am almost 14 and i really want 2 babysit. im not sure how much i should charge per hour or what not. can you help me with how much i should charge people depending on how old kids are, how many kids, how long...etc. Also what are some tips?
Thanks!!!
~kaya
13/F
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i babysit this 8 year old...
Posted Saturday May 1 2010, 9:23 pm
i watch an 8 year old kid everyday after school for an hour, give or take 20 minutes. usually we (being my sister and i) start watching a movie to keep him occupied, but sometimes he wants to watch something on TV or have a snack. anyways, to the problem...
he's 8 years old. he's a boy. he's hyperactive and annoying, and knows that he is hyperactive and annoying. sometimes he's annoying on purpose. he'll bug my sister and me by throwing stuff at us, poking us, being gross, turning off the TV, and just, you know, plain out being a pain in the ass. i dont know what sick sense of humor this is, but it pisses me off and i yell at him, but it does no good. he thinks its funny. so, i try to ignore it, which makes him try harder. tw...
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i am looking for a paper round
Posted Monday April 5 2010, 12:48 pm
i am 14 years old and people call me natie and i am looking for a paper round in burslem stoke-on-trent but i have put my email in so it said on the thing when we get a free one we will send you an email and i have't got an email so i am getting really annonyed.
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How to give a bath?
Posted Friday March 19 2010, 2:22 am
okayy I LOVE THE SHOW 16 & Pregnant! And I have always wondered how to give a new born baby a bath when you get to take it home...
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how do i get a certificate? (Babysitting/YMCA?)
Posted Saturday March 13 2010, 4:24 pm
Okay. I'm trying to get a certificate so i'll be able to get more babysitting jobs. But i dont know where to get the certifacte at. i think i get it at YMCA but im not sure. so could someone write back...please. and thanks
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Divorce
Posted Sunday January 31 2010, 9:07 pm
Hi i am a 16 year old female babysitter. the family i am currently babysitting for have a 4 year old son and they are getting divorced. this is not only changing when and how long i babysit for them but it is also affecting me on a personal level. the father knows that i am also really good friends with the mom, so he is using me as the mddle man so to speak by telling me mean and negative things about the mom, fully knowing that i am going to turn around and tell the mom everything he has said. i don't know how much longer i can deal with him being so negative about her all the time. i am on the verge of dropping his end of the job.
What should i do?!?!
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Should I raise the referral fee for my referral business?
Posted Friday December 4 2009, 10:30 pm
I founded a babysitting referral business at www.flowersitters.com and I currently charge families $10.00 to refer a sitter, and $7.00 to refer an additional sitter - short-notice fees, as well, if the bookings are made less than 48 hours in advanced, however, I don't tend to receive very many short-notice bookings.
I'm considering raising the referral fee to either $12.00, $15.00 or $20.00, but I am not sure. Right now, I answer phones and e-mails, contact sitters and the family to set-up interviews and exchange information, and then I release contact info after receiving the referral fee.
What would be a fair price to raise my current price to?
Thanks!
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free or reduced child care
Posted Thursday November 19 2009, 8:58 pm
im a teen that is going to have a baby in march. when i was in school, i heard that i can get a grant for childcare. but i dropped out, and now im worried that ill have to pay $200 a week for babysitting when i need to work after shes 3-5 months old.
is there anyway i can still get a grant for being a single, teen mom even though i dont go to school ? (i would prolly start beauty school next winter)
i live in palm beach florida if that helps
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Holiday
Posted Tuesday November 17 2009, 5:50 am
I have a little babysitting business with 60+ kids but durin the holiday season it certainly slows down so i was thinking of doing a holiday speacial of some sort. Except I don't know what to do. Should I do 1 hour free or 2 hours free? Also, should I have rules that go along with it? If its 2 hours free, I need to be there for 5 hours or if its 1 hour free I need to be there for at least 3.. or what?
Thanks, and all tips and advice is grealty appreciated.
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my nephew tried to choke my niece!
Posted Saturday September 26 2009, 6:27 pm
I was babysitting my niece and my nephew for my mom and my 6 year old nephew tried to choke my 8 niece his sister and I told my mom about it and she has tried everything to get him to stop but nothing works. we've tried taking things away, putting him in time out, and spanking him but nothing works and we are worried that one day he's going to end up hurting his sister what should we do?
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my nephew tried to choke ny niece!
Posted Saturday September 26 2009, 3:50 pm
my nephew keeps trying to choke my niece while I babysit them for their grandma my mom and i've told my mom about it and she's tried everything to punish from puttin him in time out, taking things from him, talking to him, and spanking him on the but and nothing seems to work and we don't want to choke him back becouse that child abuse what should we do we are afraid he's going to end up killing her. my nephew is 6 and my niece is 8 what shuld we do to stop this?
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kids choking and pushing each other!
Posted Saturday September 26 2009, 2:46 pm
I was babysitting my niece and nephew for my mom and my nephew tried to choke my niece so my niece pushed him off of her my nephew is 6 and my niece is 8 if that helps any.
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BABYSITTING.
Posted Monday September 21 2009, 7:00 pm
17/f. i'm seventeen, and i've never really babysitted before, maybe like once when i was 15. i mean i have little brothers, but i never had to do anything, yano. & now i have to go babysit a little two year old tomorrow, and i have no idea what to do. what do you do with a two year old?
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Troublesome Toddler
Posted Friday August 21 2009, 1:49 am
I'm a nanny for two children, ages 3 and 5. I've worked with children ages infant - 10 years old, and I've never seen ANYTHING like these two. They are completely disobedient, they hit me, they call me names, they lie, and they have an EXTREME dependency on their parents. As a nanny, my responsibilty is to wake them in the morning, get them dressed, feed them, brush teeth and hair, and take them to daycare. The father leaves for work before they wake but the mother is still home. The children don't let me anywhere near them without them screaming and throwing a fit and wanting mommy. I've tried everything I can: fun activities, secrets, codenames, I bought them fish because they wanted pets, presents, treating them like friends, being the &...
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Hey
Posted Friday August 14 2009, 3:09 am
I was just wondering why my cousing got upset today even though he's autistic becouse his cheeseburgers were wrapped in white paper instead of yellow paper he got hostile about it.
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Make up,clothes, what should i wear?
Posted Friday August 14 2009, 3:09 am
I wear make-up sometimes and just a little, my mom will only allow that much and says that i shouldn't wear it while baby-sitting. I have lots of stuff in my closet that my mom says is "inappropriate" for baby-sitting too. What should i wear to be a good example? The parents probaly wouldn't want there kids to see there baby-sitter as an example if that is an example that has their naval showing and tons of make-up on.
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