I hate asking my parents to watch my son. Even if he’s over there for a small amount of time, they make me feel guilty about it. So, I’m wondering how I should go about finding a babysitter to watch him. I just need a couple of hours every month or two to go out on a date with my husband. How should I go about this?
By: Amanda M
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Comment by Unknown on September 15, 2009 at 4:01 am
Ask your friends and neighbors if they know a responsible teenager or 20 year old who wants to babysit. Or put an ad on craigslist.org its free. And interview the people. Or look in the phonebook for a babysitting company.
I would use a friend’s teenager or someone a friend or family member knows.
Comment by s_j_mahlberg on September 17, 2009 at 7:14 am
Hmmm… 11 is getting pretty close (maybe, maybe I’m wrong) to being able to be trusted alone I think for a couple of hours. I don’t know the legality in every state about how young is too young to be left alone.
Fortunately my family never had to worry, my girlfriend and I usually worked different shifts so one of us was almost always with our kids.
When we needed our time together, we had a competent babysitter we could rely on. Check with friends and family.
Some daycare providers work with older kids too.
you’ll find someone.
good luck and when you locate that competent sitter, enjoy your alone time with you husband.
Comment by Ayla A on September 17, 2009 at 10:33 am
craigslist.com
Comment by gib000 on September 19, 2009 at 2:38 am
Wait a year. most states 12 is the legal age to stay alone.
Comment by Esmerelda on September 22, 2009 at 6:19 am
Call your son’s friends’ parents and get a parents-night-out club started. Once a month, your child stays overnight with his buddy and then you reciprocate by having his buddy over. Everyone benefits and your son doesn’t have to be embarrassed by having a sitter at his age.
We did this successfully with several guys from my son’s soccer team when he was that age.
Comment by Timber Junky on September 24, 2009 at 5:04 am
Perhaps you could sit your hubby down and have a chat about it and see what his opinion is, or is the communication not there? I feel you need your time and what the boy will learn fromgoing to a sitter is that there are other ways of doing things as well. But those grandparents should be more then happy its their grandson for crying out load and it dont sound like its a daily event. Tell hubby to pitch in or else….:)
Comment by John B is back! on September 25, 2009 at 7:01 am
why?
11 is a fine age to stay home for a few hours
i was staying home for even 10 hours when i was 11
and im still alive