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 2005-08-15 9:33 PM |
Member  37  Kitchener, Ontario |  Subject: Teen babysitting feeWhat is the going rate these days? My 11 1/2 yr old son is going to "apprentice" babysit for my brother this weekend. My SIL will be home but my son will be responsible for 1 or 2 of the three depending on the activity. I think he should do it for free to get the experience but my SIL insists ion paying him. I think it will be from about 10am until maybe 5pm. What is fair these days? Thanks in advance. Edited by Heddo 2005-08-15 9:37 PM |
| 2005-08-15 9:42 PM in reply to: #226027 |
Regular 89 Woodbine, MD | Subject: RE: Teen babysitting fee We have three kids (11, 5 and 3) and pay our teenage babysitters $8/hour - rounding up for partial hours. Since your SIL will be there and he will be more of a mother's helper, I would suggest $5/hour. An 11 year old would probably be absolutely thrilled with that. |
| 2005-08-16 8:28 AM in reply to: #226027 |
Extreme Veteran 323 Kochi, Japan | Subject: RE: Teen babysitting fee Food. |
| 2005-08-16 8:56 AM in reply to: #226027 |
Master 1932  Savannah, | Subject: RE: Teen babysitting fee I have two kids (5 and 2 1/2) and I pay the local teenager $5.00/hour. She gets paid the same whether I'm home or gone. I pay my adult babysitter more. |
| 2005-08-16 9:19 AM in reply to: #226027 |
Veteran 111 Ridgefield, CT | Subject: RE: Teen babysitting fee Wow. We need to move. We have to pay our babysitter(s) $12 an hour. We live in CT and there are not enough kids around that want to do it. So, you pay up or you don't get a babysitter. It's a racket really. I think the mob is involved. |
| 2005-08-16 10:35 AM in reply to: #226027 |
Expert 1105 Milwaukee, WI | Subject: RE: Teen babysitting fee We pay $5.00 an hour for two kids (4 1/2 and 2 1/2), both boys. They are angels, really Our sitters are high school girls and boys. |
| 2005-08-16 11:03 AM in reply to: #226027 |
| St. Louis, MO | Subject: RE: Teen babysitting fee Does it depend on the age of the sitter AND number of kids? For instance, a 13-14 yo might get paid less, but if you happen to find a junior or senior in HS that is still babysitting, would you pay them more? When I babysat (ended that 10 years ago), I started at age 12-13 with $4 an hour, but ended up making 8-10 an hour (at age 18) depending on number of kids, etc. Edited by slovegreen 2005-08-16 11:05 AM |
| 2005-08-16 3:41 PM in reply to: #226027 |
Extreme Veteran 461 Northeast Ohio | Subject: RE: Teen babysitting fee Here in the middle-of-nowhere Ohio it's really cheap. For my 3 kids I pay college students $6/hr. If I have a teenager do it, I pay 5/hr. And that's considered big money in our area. I know lots of people who pay $3-4 / hr. |
| 2005-08-16 5:05 PM in reply to: #226274 |
Master 2347 Dayton, Minnesota Silver member | Subject: RE: Teen babysitting fee We're not that bad, but close. My kids don't need a sitter anymore now that my older daughter is 13, but when I did have a sitter, I was paying about $8 an hour for two kids. I remember I used to get $1 per hour per kid...but that was a good 15 years ago now. |
| 2005-08-17 9:13 AM in reply to: #226027 |
Member 37 Kitchener, Ontario | Subject: RE: Teen babysitting fee Thanks for all the responses. I think I'll tell them 1/2 price is good @ $2.50 since there will be other adults around with the idea that once he has experience and the training course it will go up to the full $5.00. BTW wat is your feeling on the babysitting courses? Do you require them from your sitters? |
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