Here are some ideas for qualitiy baby-sitting for free!
* Start a baby-sitting exchange with a friend.
Here's how it works: On a weekend night, once your friend's kids are in bed, go over and baby-sit until 11:30p.m. while your husband stays home with your kids. Then, on the following weekend, put your kids to bed around 7:30-8 p.m., call your friend to come over, and then go out until 11:30. Here are some advantages for the exchage: the kids keep their normal bedtime routines, no payment is made for baby-sitting, each couple enjoys some alone time and even the mom doing the baby-sitting has a relaxing evening!
*Start your own Baby-Sitting Co-op.
Here's some ideas for rules. Both parent and sitter must report hours to the coordiator; time is rounded off to the nearest fifteen minutes. Sick children are not to be left at a sitter's house, nor are you allowed to watch other children if your child is ill. Do not discuss problems with co-op children with anyone else but the parent, and report children's behavior honestly with the parents. Parents provide all meals and snacks needed.
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I'm seriously loving the idea of babysitting a friend's kids at their house, after the kids are in bed. That's genius, 'cause I don't like other people's kids so that would work great! : )
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