I agree...If you are going to be leaving your baby w/someone alone while you need to leave the house + do other stuff, then that person is no longer a "Mother's Helper."

She would be in fact a bona fide babysitter.

A "Mother's Helper" would be someone who would work alongside a Mother, shadowing her perhaps, while she cares for her child.

Hope this helps.

Anonymous wrote:Depends on the age of the person.

I have a mother's helper - she's 13 and she plays with the kids and that's about it. She gets $8/hr but I don't leave the house when she's there.

For teenage babysitters I pay $10/hr.

For adults who babysit I pay $13-15/hr.

Wow, by "adults" I hope you mean 18 year olds who are finishing their last year of H.S.

Thank you!

AGreed - you are talking about a babysitter - not a mother's helper.

You can find them on care.com but your single best resource is your neighborhood listserv.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the best way to find someone? Care.com?

I doubt that many 13 year olds are on care.com. Ask around your neighborhood if you want the very young mother's helper route. Care.com if you want a college girl.

Definitely want someone older since I'll need to be out of house from time to time, and because I need help during the week while most 13 year olds would be in school.


Has anyone found a good mother's helper on care.com?

You want a Babysitter, OP, not a Mother's Helper. Yes, we found a brilliant sitter on care.com.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's the best way to find someone? Care.com?

I doubt that many 13 year olds are on care.com. Ask around your neighborhood if you want the very young mother's helper route. Care.com if you want a college girl.

Definitely want someone older since I'll need to be out of house from time to time, and because I need help during the week while most 13 year olds would be in school.


Has anyone found a good mother's helper on care.com?

Anonymous wrote:What's the best way to find someone? Care.com?

I doubt that many 13 year olds are on care.com. Ask around your neighborhood if you want the very young mother's helper route. Care.com if you want a college girl.

What's the best way to find someone? Care.com?

Depends on the age of the person.

I have a mother's helper - she's 13 and she plays with the kids and that's about it. She gets $8/hr but I don't leave the house when she's there.

For teenage babysitters I pay $10/hr.

For adults who babysit I pay $13-15/hr.

Thinking about hiring someone to come help with a 10mo a couple times a week (10-15 hours/week) so I can get some things done around the house and run errands. I don't want the person to clean or do anything other than watch, feed, and play with the baby. What's the going rate for this?