Babysitters

MrsTiu2006

What is the going rate for babysitters and Mother's helpers? I am going to have our next door neighbor (she's 16) help me out for a couple hours on Saturday so I can study in peace. I haven't babysat in about 10 years so I don't know the rates anymore! Thanks!

babybchbum

For 1 child while you are home $5-7 should be sufficient. I use to babysit/nanny and would get $5 while parents are home. If parents went out and it w ould be late (past 11) they would generally do $10 and if they were just going out for a little and would be home at a decent hour $8.

 

I also never negotiated with them and told them $X when they would ask. I would always tell them what they felt is sufficient and they could afford.

ChangeOfPace

I'd say $10/hr.

WhatIsLove?

I babysit my niece twice a week. In my home. My SIL pays me $15 a day. If she is only here 4 hours I only take $10

k8elee03

We paid $12 an hour for one of the teachers from Lily's daycare, so for a 16-year-old neighbor who isn't making a living, I'm gonna say $5-7. 

Sidenote: My friend's 13-year-old niece told me she gets paid $20 an hour from her parents to watch her kid brother. Then she offered to watch Lily. I said thanks, but I can't afford you! 

delta21

I've always been told btwn $10-12 per hour.  

Floridamom224

10 an hour is the going rate for babysitters I believe. 

nicoleg1982

babybchbum:

For 1 child while you are home $5-7 should be sufficient. I use to babysit/nanny and would get $5 while parents are home. If parents went out and it w ould be late (past 11) they would generally do $10 and if they were just going out for a little and would be home at a decent hour $8.

 

I also never negotiated with them and told them $X when they would ask. I would always tell them what they felt is sufficient and they could afford.

This is similar to what I would pay for your situation.  Having DD's teacher or another adult watch her while we were gone or out late, I would pay more.  My favorite babysitter is H - he's free!  

ChangeOfPace

nicoleg1982:

This is similar to what I would pay for your situation.  Having DD's teacher or another adult watch her while we were gone or out late, I would pay more.  My favorite babysitter is H - he's free!  

That's not babysitting, that's called parenting! 

nicoleg1982

ChangeOfPace:

nicoleg1982:

This is similar to what I would pay for your situation.  Having DD's teacher or another adult watch her while we were gone or out late, I would pay more.  My favorite babysitter is H - he's free!  

That's not babysitting, that's called parenting! 

Maybe you should send him that memo.  : 

ChangeOfPace

nicoleg1982:

ChangeOfPace:

nicoleg1982:

This is similar to what I would pay for your situation.  Having DD's teacher or another adult watch her while we were gone or out late, I would pay more.  My favorite babysitter is H - he's free!  

That's not babysitting, that's called parenting! 

Maybe you should send him that memo.  : 

I hereby instruct you to junk-punch him if he ever refers to watching his child as "babysitting".  That's a memo he should understand.

MrsTiu2006

Nicole - I know! I wish my H was home more. He works too much. COP - my H needs that memo too for when he is home. Thanks everyone! Up until recently I could multi-task, but not anymore! I have 1 year left and my dissertation is in full swing so I need some uninterrupted study time.