DO u trust just ANYBODY to babysit YOUR child???

Heck no. My husband and I decided that I would stay at home to watch our son. He will not be put into daycare. I absolutley refuse to do that. I have had friends who worked in the child care industry and the horror stories than can tell you are just horrifying. The only people I trust to watch my son is family as well. They are the only people I know I can truly trust beyond a doubt. Heck there are even members of my family I would not allow to watch him for me. I have handful of his aunts and my parents that i would trust to watch him and that is it. Our children are the most precious things in the world. they must be protected at all costs and I believe handing them off to a stranger that some other stranger decided could be certified to watch our children is just plain stupidity.

i would not mind if some family member is babysitting my daughter... i dont trust any outsider

No, I don't trust just anyone. That's one reason why we made the decision that I would stay home and raise our daughter. We have used a daycare center, but the only one recommended by friends and we were very happy with the staff and the care she got there. I'm even concerned about schools! I don't want her getting some wacko teacher who doesn't care about what she needs!

I have to say I'm with you I hardly let anyone watch my kids except for my parents. I won't even put them in Day Care. Too many crazies out there.

I'd trust michael jackson, just joking, you should always do a background check and check references of any potential babysitter before hiring them, its just common sense...

No, i don't trust anyone really. the only people that ever babysat my son was my inlaws, and a friend of the family. i refuse to put him in daycare because as everyone else has said, there's too much wackos in the world. i was abused as a child by my step-mother, so i'm concerned about family members too sometimes.

I do not trust anyone, maybe a few and that is it. Im a SAHM so my daughter is always with me or my mom or my husband, her dad. People are always like she is so beautiful let me watch her, im like no thanks. I was sexually abused when I was younger and I don't want that to happen to my baby girl.

I don't like leaving my 4 children with anybody. Not really family either. Need a sitter in the near future though for my husbands staff christmas party...wish us luck!

Not entirely. I haven't been away from my daughter longer than 2 hours.

hello there, and happy day to ya! I am soooooo picky about my childs care. Skylar is 4 years old now..and to this day my sister.and only a cou[;e friends have watched him..when I was little, My mom worked third shift..I would have nightmares all the time..and one night I came out..and my babysitter was umm doin the nasty with her b/f and she saw me and told me if i ever told anyone she would kill me, my sister and my mom and dad...while we slept.soooo almost 30 yrs later this is still dented in my head..I never want this to happen to my son..soo I am probably the most anal mother in the world..and too cautious..but ya know what? I dont care..lol..so I hear ya hun..and i agree 100%!!

i dont trust anyone with my 3 kids. its why i left my job to stay at home with them. i've never had my kids in daycare and i dont think i ever could. i know how you feel though. the only family we have out here is my mom and my brother. my mom works two jobs so she's rarely home and my brother has 3 kids of his own. needless to say, my husband and i get out maybe 4 times a year. but its worth it to know that my kids are safe and well taken care of. there are too many dangerous people out there. i have a hard enough time sending my daughter to school b/c i'm not there.

The only non-family members I have let watch my daughter are close friends. There are a lot of crazies out there, but eventually it may be necessary to get a babysitter, especially for those of us who are apart from our families. My suggestion is church, or get involved in a mother's group of some kind and get to know people.

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Wow You feel that same way I do, The only person I trust my son with is his father, with his grandparents he'll be safe but no rules or schedules are followed even h really im portatint ones, and the rest of the work could either abuse, neglet o rmelest our kids. my husband works weekdays and i work evenings and weekends just to make sure that our baby gets the best care possible. If you want somthing done do it your self!

I am such a paranoid mommie! My daughter was born last year this time and we kept her "sheltered" for the first 4 months as per our doctor's request. It was flu season and we didn't want to chance it. We let adults near her only if they washed their hands, but our nieces and nephews didn't get to 'meet' their new cousin until she was 4 motnsh old. Anyway, my mother-in-law watched her once while I had surgery but other than that- no one else so far. I thought we could trust my sister-in-law, but a few weeks ago she was over and let my daughter fall off of the couch. That did it for me! I totally get where you are coming from. It's o.k. ( in fact great) to be cautious. It's our job to protect our children. :)

nope not just ANYONE..we won't even let her go to DayCare *lol* We've let my mom and dad watch her, most out of anyone.

I don't have children yet but I know I'll have a hard time letting people babysit them. I have a feeling I'm going to be one of those mom's who doesn't let anyone babysit her kids lol. Well maybe not that bad.

I Don't Have Kids

NOPE! the only people that have watched our kids are their grandparents ~ other than that, no one watches my boys.

What if you can't afford to stay home? What things do you look out for and what are the right questions to ask a babysitter?