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[quote=Anonymous]Depends on many factors.

How much babysitting experience does your kid have? How old a newborn? (Difference between a two week old and a 12 week old). How much experience does your kid have with newborns? What are the circumstances of the babysitting?

A kid with a ton of babysitting experience who has also been a mother's helper to this particular newborn, who is now 12 weeks old and a great sleeper, the parents want to go and get a drink after they put the baby down at 7pm, they're going to a restaurant four blocks away? I'd let my 13 year old sit with the sleeping baby.

If we go with a more typical arrangement, 2-3 hours of babysitting, typical newborn, between 1 and 3 months old - I'd say a minimum of two year's babysitting experience including at least one infant, and having served as mother's helper with this particular newborn on at least three separate occasions. Plus having spent significant time with at least one other newborn. And they'd have to be very responsible. So the bare minimum is probably 15 years old. [/quote]

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