barkley1
01-11-2013, 10:31 PM
Dc have never had a babysitter that wasn't my MIL. she is absolutely a saint and goes above and beyond with a cheerful heart to help us with all child care needs/wants, when we're sick, date nights, trips, New yrs eve, etc.
She's wonderful, and really the only person I'd feel 100% comfortable with my DC. We need a back up babysitter, though, for several reasons. There might come a time when she's sick or busy, and can't watch the kids when we need someone (although, up until this point she has always cancelled any plans she has if we ask her to babysit), but the main reason is that she lives 25 minutes away, and sometimes we hate to ask her either to make the round trip drive over for something quick we need to go do, or things when we will be out until midnight or so...We don't like her driving back home that late.
This summer, we plan on taking up a new hobby together, and it will be several Friday evenings per month. With all she already does for us, that's just too much to ask of her.
SO, what do I need to know about getting a new babysitter? My main concern here is that dd will let NO ONE hold her except me, DH, and MIL. We have repeatedly attempted going to church, but are called into the nursery every single time bc she has been crying so hard for so long she's gagging :(.
The person I have picked out is a 20 yr old that works at a neighborhood restaurant. She is working on two college degrees, CPR certified, babysits regularly for a family with three children, dating a med student long distance (free on the weekend, yeah!!), and her co workers brag on her a ton whenever we're there to eat. But that's all I know about her.
What should I ask?
How do i Introduce to the kids? Have her come over to play a few times so they can get to know each other? That seems to be the logical thing, but I can just see my Dc, especially Dd, just running after me all over the who,e house the whole time she's there.
Any advice? Thanks so much!
She's wonderful, and really the only person I'd feel 100% comfortable with my DC. We need a back up babysitter, though, for several reasons. There might come a time when she's sick or busy, and can't watch the kids when we need someone (although, up until this point she has always cancelled any plans she has if we ask her to babysit), but the main reason is that she lives 25 minutes away, and sometimes we hate to ask her either to make the round trip drive over for something quick we need to go do, or things when we will be out until midnight or so...We don't like her driving back home that late.
This summer, we plan on taking up a new hobby together, and it will be several Friday evenings per month. With all she already does for us, that's just too much to ask of her.
SO, what do I need to know about getting a new babysitter? My main concern here is that dd will let NO ONE hold her except me, DH, and MIL. We have repeatedly attempted going to church, but are called into the nursery every single time bc she has been crying so hard for so long she's gagging :(.
The person I have picked out is a 20 yr old that works at a neighborhood restaurant. She is working on two college degrees, CPR certified, babysits regularly for a family with three children, dating a med student long distance (free on the weekend, yeah!!), and her co workers brag on her a ton whenever we're there to eat. But that's all I know about her.
What should I ask?
How do i Introduce to the kids? Have her come over to play a few times so they can get to know each other? That seems to be the logical thing, but I can just see my Dc, especially Dd, just running after me all over the who,e house the whole time she's there.
Any advice? Thanks so much!