A Babysitter for Valentines Day
Ahhh, Valentines Day! A day especially for celebrating love, whether you are dating, engaged, in another type of relationship, or married! Many couples use February 14thas a day to celebrate and express their love for each other in some way out of the ordinary. Some couples will wed on this most wonderful day, while others will simply celebrate with candy, flowers, gifts, or a night out to some place special. If they choose to go out and either one or both of them have children, they will all share something in common – they will need a babysitter!
If you happen to be a babysitter, be aware that New Years Eve and Valentines Day are two days when you may increase your hourly rates. These are days when your services will be in high demand and charging time and a half is not out of the ordinary. If you are a parent or guardian, you should start looking for a sitter at least a month in advance to be sure you get the sitter you want.
If you don’t go out very often or usually have family or friends who care for your children in your absence, then you may not even know where to look for a babysitter if you are now in need of one. The best local sitters are at Sittercity.com. Sittercity has thousands of sitters available all over the country. Just click the link and fill in your zip code to view the babysitters available right in your area. Also, Sittercity is offering a special promotion to take 15% off with promo code “SAVE15″ now through Valentines Day! You can try the newspaper classifieds, but why wait? Click on the link, enter your zip code, and you can view potential sitters from the comfort of your own home.
Babysitting services like Sittercity, provide you with information like age, level of experience, rates, and often a photo, background check, and/or comments from other parents who have used their services. Find your next sitter now! And Happy Valentines Day!
January 19th, 2010 at 10:12 am
One thing you always need to keep in mind when considering a baby sitter for New Year’s, Valentine’s Day and others is how late you are planning to stay out. Although it may be convenient to have the neighborhood teenage girl to come an watch your children you have to be mindful of her and her parents and ensuring that she get’s home at a reasonable hour.
January 19th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Great advice! I should prepare now since its less than a month a way.
January 19th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Thank you for your comment. You are exactly right. This is one reason why I suggest trying an online babysitting service; because you can see the potential sitter’s age ahead of time. Also, it seems that the majority of sitters that belong to these sites are in their late teens, college age or older, so hopefully parents won’t come up against this problem too often. The sitter’s curfew is a point to definitely discuss with a potential babysitter during the initial interview!
January 20th, 2010 at 12:03 am
Great tips, Lisa. I hadn’t started thinking about Valentine’s Day, but your post put it in the forefront of my brain! My wife and I will have to start looking for a sitter.
Health, Fitness for Working People — Darryl Pace
January 21st, 2010 at 4:19 am
Great advice Lisa. I agree with your advice to babysitters, but I would advise consumers to think about making their consumptive romantic gestures away from Feb 14th to avoid paying over the odds!
Philip
Consumer Behaviour Expert
[The Consumer Behaviour Research Resource]
January 26th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
Hi Babysitting Lady,
yes indeed, Valentine’s Day is a super busy day and couples need to PLAN AHEAD. It always cracks me up during the dating courtship when men wait until the last minute to attempt to get a dinner rez for Vday.
Be a savvy parent and make arrangements in advance and all in the marriage relationship will be much happier with the result.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
Single Boomer Dating Expert
February 23rd, 2010 at 3:59 pm
I remember back in 1999. Boy did they increase the rate…up to a few hundred! The result was we stayed home.
Keri Eagan
Alternative Healing *Insight