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We live right next to my parents. They babysit for free and I love how close my kids are to their grandparents.
My house is right next to my parents' house in San Francisco. My kids get to have a genuine relatio…
Lily Bowles Leo
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I'm in my 70s and don't babysit my grandchildren. I've already done my time raising kids.
Nirmala Sequeira won't babysit her grandchildren on principle. She is enjoying her freedom in retir…
Jane Ridley
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When I babysit my grandchildren, I create a menu so they can choose what type of fun we have
I'm 68 and often babysit my three grandchildren between the ages of 11 and 7. It allows me and my h…
Melody Wren
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My grandma used to babysit me. Then I babysat her.
Her grandma used to take care of her when she was little. Then when she grew up, she took care of h…
Tommie Brown
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On a multigenerational family cruise, my kids got to know their grandmother better — and my husband and I got free babysitting
My family went on a multigenerational cruise. My kids enjoyed spending time with their grandmother,…
Terri Peters
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A boomer grandma advises on how to set boundaries with millennial kids when it comes to babysitting
A baby-boomer grandma who gave up babysitting duties gives advice to grandparents of her generation…
Jane Ridley
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My dad used to babysit my toddler. He broke all the rules.
A mom who let her father babysit his granddaughter said he fed the toddler sugary snacks and would …
Karen M. Alley
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A boomer grandma felt obliged to babysit her grandkids. She wanted her life back and stopped doing it.
A Boomer grandma resented being a default free babysitter. She set boundaries with her Millennial k…
Jane Ridley
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My kids' grandparents broke all the rules for babysitting: They gave them champagne and told them to lie to us.
These grandparents broke all the rules for babysitting: They gave toddlers champagne and encouraged…
Milena Nigam
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While babysitting, my mother forced my son to cut his hair without his consent. I feel like I failed my child.
My son loved his long hair, but his grandma dragged him, kicking and screaming, to get it cut. I fe…
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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I set up an ad for babysitting services. I ended up taking care of a 95-year-old woman who became my friend.
She put up an ad offering her babysitting services and a woman reached out to ask if she would take…
Hailey Spinks
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Teens are charging as much as $70 per hour for summer jobs as businesses struggle to hire amid labor shortage
The founder of a website connecting teen babysitters and sports instructors with families in the Ha…
Dominick Reuter
3 mins read
5 signs you probably need a new babysitter, according to the CEO of a childcare-provider network
I'm the CEO of one of the largest networks of childcare providers in America. Here are signs that i…
Jessica Chang
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This dog-babysitting robot can feed and play with your furry friend while you're away for $49 per month
Part dog-monitor, part automatic feeder, the Companion robot can even help obedience train your dog…
Grace Mayer
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Babysitters are in high demand, giving them leverage to make up to $35 an hour and reap other perks: 'We'll order anything you want for dinner'
In a tight market for childcare, babysitters are more scarce and able to charge more, even up to $3…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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The ongoing labor shortage has hit the babysitting market, where average costs have surged to more than $20/hour to watch one kid
Babysitting costs outpaced inflation in 2021, jumping by 11%, according to UrbanSitter. The most ex…
Gabrielle Bienasz
2 mins read
NRA pushes back against NY Attorney General's demand that an independent monitor babysit its operations
Unable to dissolve the NRA, NY AG Letitia James wants an independent monitor to oversee its assets,…
Laura Italiano
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Ireland Baldwin shares photos of bloody injury after babysitting for '45 minutes'
Ireland Baldwin, the oldest daughter of Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, shocked fans when she posted…
Lauren Edmonds
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Rami Malek says he offered to babysit for Kate Middleton and Prince William
The Oscar winner said he met the royal couple at the BAFTAs in 2019 when he told Kate Middleton tha…
Zac Ntim
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I saved $10,000 in child-care costs by swapping babysitting duties with another mom
By babysitting another mom's child, then swapping duties, the author saved thousands of dollars in …