Finding a Babysitter

Finding a good reliable babysitter that you can trust is becoming a difficult task for parents.
In the past parents were able to use the neighborhood teenager who babysat for all the younger children. The teenager usually was a neighbor and all neighbors got along.
Now neighbors don’t always get along and if you ask most people they don’t even know half of the families on their own block. Teenagers now have a lot more to do and are more untrustworthy. They also don’t have time to babysit.
Now, parents are trying to count on their own families, such as grandparents and sometimes great-grandparents. However, families are starting to migrate to where they can find jobs so using the family might be difficult.
There is always the church and friends that you know through your church. Then what do the parents who don’t attend church do?
One place to start is putting an ad in the local newspaper. Once you get people who answer the ads, you need to start an interview process. Don’t forget to get names of references along with parents that you can talk to.
No matter what avenue you take to find a babysitter always remember to do reference checks and speak to their parents and make sure they are trustworthy and reliable.