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Congratulations, you not only made it through 2011, you were wise enough to make plans (child-free ones!) to ring in 2012. Now comes the tough part — finding someone to watch the kids! I spoke with Katie Bugbee, managing editor of Care.com — the online caregiver community — about the challenges of finding a sitter during the holidays. While babysitters are certainly at a premium, she Read more
A good babysitter is worth her weight in gold. Whether she watches the tots for five hours or five minutes, anyone entrusted with the well-being of your kids deserves some holiday love. The following gifts show mama's appreciation for keeping her tots safe and sound throughout the year. Read more
Add Grandma to the list of rentable clothes, products, and services geared toward parents and kids. Rent-A-Grandma is a new employment agency specializing in placing women over 50 years old with families looking for babysitting or light housekeeping services. Operating under the tagline "Always Trust Your Grandma," Rent-A-Grandma believes that its employees — averaging around 60 years old — Read more
Tonight's the night . . . well maybe! When you and your partner get the green light for some kid-free time out on the town, how long do you last? While some couples try to party it up like they did in their prebaby days, others are more conservative with their outings. During a recent date night twitter chat, @npjohnson tweeted, "11ish. Tad past my bedtime to make it feel special." What do you Read more
The going rate for an adult babysitter in my neighborhood is $25 an hour if you have two or three kids. Though there are online caregiver calculators to do the math for mom, some parents prefer to do some research at the playground or inquire among friends to figure out a competitive rate. If they are attempting to steal someone else's sitter, the stakes are higher. Other factors like driving Read more
The bond that forms between the family dog and the baby of the house is an inevitable and mysterious thing. The dog is usually jealous at first, but eventually grows overprotective of the crying, crapping, crawling, yet oh-so adorable, new rug rat. So is the pup below trying to steal the spotlight from his whining companion or simply trying to soothe the child? Who knows. But he's pretty darn Read more
Jude Law did it, so did Ethan Hawke, but that doesn't mean falling for your kids' nanny is right. Of course you can't help who you love, but you can avoid bringing temptation into your home. If you're one of the lucky ones who can afford a nanny, sometimes her beauty can be overlooked — being a good caretaker for your children is much higher on the totempole after all. So ladies, if you were to Read more
When Mom and Dad are away, the babysitter will play. As for the uncoordinated toddler, well, he'll just have to figure out something else to do. Read more
Who needs babysitters when we got monkeys? No joke. A monkey in India took a liking to this family's newborn and started making regular visits to play with the infant. Before long, the monkey became the family babysitter. While Mom spends the day accomplishing household chores, the monkey tends to the baby and all its pretend buggers. Do I hear Disney calling? Read more
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