Parents! Would you hire a Manny to take care of your children? A Manny is a male

I hope I do not offend anyone, I certainly don't want too. But to answer your question honestly, the answer is absolutely no..no men babysitters. I don't think that I need to explain why, just watch the news every single night and you will know why. But it is your child and your choice. Make sure you get good references. Good luck honey.

No I would not as I always loved looking after my Children myself when they where little I would work part time I was forced to work due to Circumstances and my Friend would look after them but once I was home they where mine even when the EX Husband come home as he was always asleep or going out I would not have wanted anyone to look after my Kids as that was my Job

i wouldnt hire a nanny or manny to look after children, i would use a family member or just take the kids with me. or go through a child care centre.

I suppose it would not really matter if it is male or female as long as they know what they doing. My hubby is great with the great with the kids so being a male has really nothing to do it.

I don't think I would. Not because I don't trust men, but most of them don't have the same patience with children like women. I admit though that there are exceptions on both side. All the best.

I would prefer to not have my child in any sort of outsider-care at all, male or female-headed, doesn't matter. I just don't feel right putting her in the care of strangers. I do have some bias against men in particular, though. First off, the only man my daughter sees on a regular basis is her father. Most small children experience that, when they see their dads at all, and so any other man is very strange to them, because men and women usually look and sound so different. I've seen little kids be downright afraid of men for that reason. I wouldn't feel right leaving a little child in a situation where they had to get over outright fear in order to feel safe in someone else's care. Secondly, the statistics tell us that men are much more likely to molest children than women are. Now, this could just mean women are sneakier about abusing children, I'll grant. However, we have to go on what statistics we have and even if I wanted to put my child in a stranger's care, I would not put her in the care of someone from a population group that is known for hurting children. It sounds awful, I know, but I have to go with my gut. And even leaving aside the gender issue, a stranger is going to see my child as a meal ticket first and foremost, is not going to care as much about my child and may be more predisposed to abusing her anyway.

I don't like to have an outsider watching my children. I feel safer having another family member watch my child. I hear all kinds of stories about what Nanny's and babysitters do to the children while the parents are away.