My dd has a part time job in a shop, and also wants to earn extra money. She put an advert on our local fb page and a lady has contacted her about babysitting her 2 dc, ages 2 and 8. My dd is great with kids, a natural and sensible too, but would it be too much of a risk for her to look after 2 of that age. She often baby sits for a family friend who has 2 dc, but they are 11 & 13. I'd also be on hand if she needed help and could ring whenever she needed to.
Are there any courses she could do? I want to protect her as well as the children. I just feel uneasy but don't know why.
She's offered to go round and introduce herself and learn their bedtime routine as she's be expected to put them to bed.
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WoodBurningStov · 18/03/2024 11:41
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Tumbler2121 · 18/03/2024 11:52
Can't see the problem, if you don;t want her babysitting give her enough pocket money that she doesn't have to.
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Hopingitsahornyfinger ·
18/03/2024 20:05
bakewellbride · 18/03/2024 13:51
When I was 15 I looked after 3 children ages ranging from 2 to 10.
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20/03/2024 16:30
WoodBurningStov · 18/03/2024 11:41
My dd has a part time job in a shop, and also wants to earn extra money. She put an advert on our local fb page and a lady has contacted her about babysitting her 2 dc, ages 2 and 8. My dd is great with kids, a natural and sensible too, but would it be too much of a risk for her to look after 2 of that age. She often baby sits for a family friend who has 2 dc, but they are 11 & 13. I'd also be on hand if she needed help and could ring whenever she needed to.
Are there any courses she could do? I want to protect her as well as the children. I just feel uneasy but don't know why.
She's offered to go round and introduce herself and learn their bedtime routine as she's be expected to put them to bed.
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