I need advice. How old would want someone to be to babysit your kids?

I was wondering what the youngest age parents would want someone to be babysitting their kid(s)? And how much would you charge for what age, numbers of kids, and hours total babysitting.





Thank you!! :)I need advice. How old would want someone to be to babysit your kids?
Our babysitter started working for us when she was 13. She is from our church and our girls love her. When she started we had some issues, nothing major, just things like coming home to the house a little more trashed than I would like and I could tell that my girls had talked her into letting them get into things that normally isn't allowed. During the past 3 years that she has been watching our girls, she has grown up into a very mature and responsible young lady, and got to see first hand one day at church when our girls were sitting with her and they were not listening, she corrected them and they immediately responding and calmed down! It was exciting to see. My youngest daughter is a type 1 diabetic and has other medical concerns, so it was very important that we chose someone who had bonded with our girls, but also felt comfortable taking care of our littlest one, and that she also recognized the the line between handling an issue herself or calling for help. Our pay for babysitting varies abit, but averages around $15 an hour. I will pay more if the children are all awake and if my youngest daughter needs to eat, which requires blood sugar testing, giving insulin and recording all data. And I will pay a little less if its a late night event and the babysitter comes after the girls are in bed. I am grateful we have found such a great babysitter!I need advice. How old would want someone to be to babysit your kids?
well i was about 11 when i started babysitting, but i've always been mature for my age, so it really depends on the person. First talk to their parents and see if they are responsible enough to handle it.


and far as money i would say about ten or twenty dollars an hour, more for mutiple kids and more for age(if they are older kids then base it on their attitudes like if all they will do is sit and watch tv then don't pay them extra, but if they are kind of crazy then pay extra.
I started babysitting at 14, but I personally go with a babysitter that has a form a transportation (16 or older). Children under 4 usually charge more, maybe 2 dollars more an hour. I have 4 kids and i pay 12 an hour.