How do you know which babysitting agency to choose?

A babysitting agency is ideal when you need a babysitter as the babysitters have already been screened and the agency can match a person to your family from a list of available babysitters. Locals often know through word of mouth which agency to go to, but as a tourist or new to a city, how do you know who to call on when you are needing a babysitter through a babysitting agency?

Does your child need a backyard?

My backyard was 1 000 acres when growing up, I think I was pretty spoilt on that front.

I don’t like the babysitter!

What if you don’t like your babysitter?

They said she was good, why didn’t you like her then?

Two things to do when emotionally not coping

When going through a tough emotional time, what are the two things you must do?

We guide and teach kids so they are resilient and aim keep things in perspective, but fail to adhere to it ourselves at times.

6 attributes of an inspirational personality

Someone told me the other day that I was their inspiration, it caught me off guard, never thought of myself as inspirational to anyone.

It made me look at who I find inspirational, and what qualities they hold.

Do you have a safety plan if your babysitter collapsed whilst caring for your child?

What if you collapsed? What if there was emergency whilst the children were being babysat?

7 occasions that justify paying for a Babysitters

In some countries it is commonplace to have a live-in nanny, for other cultures it is frowned upon to pay for a babysitter. In the Australian culture it is commonplace to call on a babysitter (usually a family member) when parents wish to go out.