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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Perfect age!  Start with being in the same room, but depending on her maturity level, you may quickly feel confident allowing her to be in a room alone for short periods with one baby.

If you're lucky, she will "grow" with your family, and you'll have a reliable independent babysitter in a few years.

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I think a 12 year old can potentially do a lot of care, even of infants, but don't assume she knows anything. Be sure to talk to her about the most important dangers, like babies or toddlers putting small objects in their mouths, not leaving them alone on a couch or chair they could fall off of, etc. So at first you'll likely be doing some training, but she'll likely learn very quickly.

I'm a mom of middle schoolers who started babysitting at 11, for very young kids, even newborns, which honestly shocks me. This wasn't being a mothers helper - I was alone with them for 4-6 hours at a time. And earning $1/hr per kid. Lol, times change.[/quote]

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