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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I will give you the advice I always give on this forum about paying a mother's helper.   If you find one and she is good with your kids, even better if she lives right on your street and can get to and from your house on her own... don't nickel and dime her.   She is worth her weight in gold!!!

Yes you can pay more per hour than you would pay a babysitter or an adult, because her value to you is in the hours she is available, her availability in general,  and the fact that she isn't looking for 10 hours a week or a full time gig.

Kids these days have a lot of competition for their time.  Extracurriculars and school work, then wanting to be online with their friends.  Depending on where you live, they may also be not much in need of cash.   $2 an hour a couple of hours a week does not add it to much spendable cash.

Mother's Helpers are amazing and can make a parent's life so much better!!   Having a neighborhood teen come by a couple times of week during the witching hours or on a snow day is FANTASTIC.   PAY HER WELL, and give her constant raises.   Every 3-6 months up it a dollar.   (Trust me when she is 13 she will no longer have time to come be a mother's helper or you won't need one anymore.)  You want that girl eager to answer the phone and come on over and play with little Ava.  [/quote]

Well what if your perfect mother's helper asked for $20/hr?  You would pay her that?  I mean seriously, there are kids all over the place and last time I checked 90% of 10 year olds do not need spending money and 90% of 10 year olds need less screen time and more responsibilities.  Treating them like gold?  No.  Making sure they are appreciated?  Yes.[/quote]

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