Expectations of a baby sitter.

[Mandaxxx72]

My 16 years old daughter has just started sittng for a 7 year old boy. She is enjoying the job and the money in her pocket. She plays football with him, nerf gun battles, pool and even cooks yummy treats with him. So not really sitting but really engaging with him. Tidying away any mess they make at the end of the evening.
Tonight she was asked to give him a bath and hair wash. She declined and said she thought it was inappropriate. Is this something a baby sitter should be expected to do for a 7 year old?

Well I'd expect a 7 year old to be able to bathe himself. Mine certainly does. I've never expected a babysitter to bath my children and I'm sure when I had a babysitter when little they never bathed me.

No, that's definitely pushing the boundaries.
I'd expect babysitter to engage in activities such as reading or watching film and preparing small snacks but no cooking either.

I did think it a bit odd at 7 but honestly couldn't remember the age I stopped with mine. He has a few sitters but he always asks for my daughter as he said she is the most fun and does stuff with him. Doesn't just put his I pad in his hand.
I was just curious what others thought as I've never had sitters myself or done it for anyone.

I babysat all the time as a teen and was never once asked to bath a child. I wouldn't have either.

My niece is 7 and when she stayed last weekend I handed her a towel and pointed her towards the shower... I do brush her hair afterwards though. Very strange that a 7YO can’t wash themselves. If this child is genuinely that incapable (special needs?) then surely it can wait a day for the parents to do it. Cooking is also what I’d consider to be above and beyond the usual ask of a babysitter. It sounds like they want a nanny but are too cheap for one so are paying a 16 year old and pretending it’s babysitting. Your DD was right to decline.

Thanx for the fast replies. She text me earlier a little worried that she may not be asked back. I feel she did the right thing in declining. I think they are expecting a little too much.

I never bathed a child as a babysitter, and I never asked any of my babysitters to bath any of my dc. One did one when he'd thrown up all over himself.
If he really needed a bath, I'd have thought he could have bathed himself at 7.

Not at 7 as far as I remember. Some smaller children I think but that was in nanny jobs really. I think. It was a long time ago!

The cooking she does with him is fun stuff like cookies, buns and treats. All the things I did with her when she was little. Not cooking meals.