Diet Tips

December 14, 2011

One of the most important tips that you must leave for your sitter is about the dietary and nutritional requirements of your children. A sitter should take care of all the diet requirements of your children just as you would do. In an effort the child’s trust, sitters may often pamper your child with goodies [...]

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Appliances Safety Tips

December 12, 2011

You are bound to have many electronic and kitchen appliances in your house. You have to decide in advance about what kind of responsibilities your sitter should be able to handle when it comes to letting her handle such appliances. Electronic appliances that may be placed in your kitchen could be handled if at all [...]

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Pet Safety Tips

December 9, 2011

If you have pets, you should inform the sitter about this at the time of the interview especially if you are conducting the interview in a place where your pets are not allowed to access. The potential sitter could have a phobia of dogs or cats and may not wish to undertake the responsibility of [...]

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Toy Safety Tips

December 7, 2011

Taking your child to play is one of the most important parts of a babysitter’s job. Instruct her to keep kids from playing on the staircase and do not leave any objects like toys on the stairs. If your child is particularly active and runs here and there see to it that, your child does [...]

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Room by Room Safety Tips for the Babysitter

December 6, 2011

You must take your sitter on a ‘ walk’ through the entire house. Show her how your house is decorated or where the major rooms are. The aim is to familiarize her with the way your house is designed. You can even make her familiar with emergency exits that you may have in your home. [...]

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Things to Consider While Hiring a Babysitter (Part 5)

December 5, 2011

What sort of extra work is the sitter willing to do? You might want to put forth this question after you make up your decision to hire the sitter. Ask her if she has any special talents or skills that she may wish to teach your child. For example, the sitter may be good at [...]

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