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[quote=Anonymous]The babysitting course isn't a requirement, but it does tell parents that the sitter is serious about doing a good job and that she has a basic understanding of how to handle an emergency.

I'm another vote for sitting depending on both the child sitting and the child(ren) being watched.  There's no way that most 12-14 year olds are mature enough to handle 3 kids in the 2-6 year old range, nor would I want a child sitting for a child who is close in age (minimum of 3 years age difference).  So, a 13 year old may be mature enough to sit for a family with a potty trained 3 year old, 6 year old and 9 year old, but it's doubtful.  Most 12-14 year olds shouldn't babysit more than 2 kids, and 1 might be preferable, no infants, and toddlers only if the sitter has some experience with diapers.  To get experience with infants and toddlers, a mother's helper position would be better than a sitting gig.  And I love a PP's outline about no more than 4 awake hours, and within a certain radius of home if it will be after dark.  For daylight only, I would widen the radius and make sure that she can tell the parent they can choose to drive her home or pay her more and she'll walk.[/quote]

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