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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much was your DD paid?

Back in the day, when we were paid like $5 an hour, I think it’s fine for the sitter to be pretty hands off.

But I’ve noticed [b]most sitters want in the $20-25 an hour range, and if I’m shelling out that much, I do expect more than just sitting around[/b]. [/quote]
Speak for yourself! I babysat back in 1996-1999 and never walked away with less than $50 for an evening (3-4 hours) of babysitting. And I got pizza. And the kids usually just went to bed. [/quote]

Back in my day, I was paid $1 per hour (late 70s).  I was given a raise by one mother after a few years to $2 per hour.  For infants through 5 years old, I always played with the baby or kids, fed them, supervised baths, took them outside, walks, etc.    If they were school-age, I'd play a game with them, go outside with them in the yard, feed dinner, then supervise bedtime routines.  This was a given.  I wouldn't have sat in the livingroom and ignored the children. i did this all while I was 13 to 17 years old.  When I was in college I charged more money, but I also babysat a heck of a lot less because I was so busy.  So the amount of $ had nothing to do with it - $1 meant a lot more back in the day.  Things are more expensive now, so pay is higher. Also, I think MOST of you want older babysitters than teens, so of course you have to pay them more.

BUT I wasn't 'babysitting' teens that were a few years younger than I was!  And I wasn't specifically told that "the kids will probably just hide in their rooms."  In THAT case, I'd leave them to it, I mean your teen would have basically been going into kids his friend's age and trying to "supervise" or "discipline" them.  How weird would that have been![/quote]

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