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Would you hire this babbysitter?

Well I am looking for a babysitter and I think that 11 years old isold enough she is almost 12 she e-mailed me back very nice and polite saying that she can cook and clean and do household chores while my children are napping or babies are sleeping what do you think? Her craigslist post says this:

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Baby-sitting / Mother's helper AVAIBLE! *veerry reasonable rates* (town removed)

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Reply to: e-mail removed for confedentialality [Errors when replying to ads?]
Date: 2009-04-26, 9:02PM PDT



Hi Everyone!,
My name is Kelly, I'm an 11 and 3/4 yearold girl looking for a job. I really love babies and kids, they are my life! I am very good with kids and they love me, I have lots of experience. I have been through a few emergencies while babysitting and they were handled just fine and everyone was safe. I attended a safe-sitters 2day class and know CPR and First Aid and my mother is a nurse at Kootnaei Medical Center and my dad is an electrician, they have both taught me lots.

Creativity is one of my biggest traits and if I babysat you'r kids we would be doing fun creative things like crafts, projects, sewing/creating clothes, baking,getting a cardboard box and cutting it open to make our own T.V. show, write a play and performing it, making a windchimeand many more things to do that the children would like and would be safe.

I am very interested in music, art and acting so alot of our activities would be based around those things. I play violin, piano and gutair and would love to teach children how to play those instruments. I also really like sports like next year I'm going to be on STING proffesional soccer and I really like to play any sport. If you'r child doesn't like those things I am more than willing to change what wewould be doing. Before I babysit you'r kids my mother is going to come with me to meet you and most importantly, me meeting you'r kids.

I was trained to handle almost all emergencies and I am a Red-Cross certified babysitter, I know that me and your children/infants/babies will have an FANTASTIC time together!
I know that since I am 11 my age makes it look like I'm too young or something but It is kind of in the genes of my family that we just love taking care of people. I have babysat my neighbor's baby and kids and I often am watching my baby cousins home alone, sometimes overnight. If you asked any members of my family they would say I am very mature and responsible.

If you have alot of kids and just need my help to do chores, yardwork, cook, entertain you'r kids, repair anything, walk you'r dog(s), do poop-patrol or anything else I can be you'r mothers-helper.

My fees would be $4.00 an hour to babysit or being you'r mothers-helper
but if you can't afford that than just pay what you can even if that is nothing

e-mail me if you are interested!

Thank you!
Katy

me 2 years ago with some awesome kids I watched over the summer:

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a picture of me today:

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she seems pretty, smart , responsible and verymature and it loooks like she would be a great babysitter what do you think?

Public Comments

1. I would probably trust her with my kids for short periods. But at her age, I don't think I would be able to for more than a couple of hours. And I'd make sure I met her and see what my gut instincts tell me about the kid.

2. Interview her and her parents/guardian. Pose potential situation questions, "What would you do if.... " Ask for references, 1 or more of which should be from her school, 2 or more from current or previous clients, and then go talk to the referenced persons.

11 is generally too young for babysitting, but it's possible that the girl may be exceptionally wise and mature.

3. She deserver an oportunity but 11 year old is too young, you will probably need another babysitter for her.

Good luck

4. Craigslist is such a big,free and available website that it could be anyone no?
I think that the fact that you are asking for people opinion is not a good signs. You dont seem too sure about her..I think it is a bit risky.