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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The title says it all. I am looking for a part-time morning babysitter for my toddler. She should be off her phone at the playground if he falls off the playground structure. Is that impossible to get these days because everyone is addicted to their phone? [/quote]

[b]Part time morning? Unless you are paying $50/hr, whatever babysitter you get will be on their phone while they are on the playground. [/b]Assuming it’s an age appropriate play structure, it won’t matter if they fall and will let everyone know if they are hurt but won’t be in need of constant vigilance.

And every nanny young and old is on their phone, as are parents, when kids are on play ground. Parents in prior generations had a romance novel or newspaper or knitting — but that was a reasonable time to not be eyes locked on the kids.

Is this your first child?[/quote]

DP.  This is untrue. Good nannies/sitters are not full time or bust.  I’ve had excellent luck with part time over the last couple of years.  We don’t do part time because I’m trying to pay less: we do part time because our needs are part time.  With good pay (though not necessarily $50!) and good benefits and good communication, you can find someone good at a range of schedules, particularly if you have some flexibility.  Yes, the most experienced and seasoned nannies usually want FT but even there, there can be a range (nanny moms are sometimes happy with less).  Not everyone is looking for a FT position.

Also to be clear I don’t expect no phone use ever, which I find insulting, but not paying attention to the child is unacceptable.[/quote]

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