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Great New Resource for Families

by Erinn

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Regular readers will know we moved to our town when I came home from the hospital with my twins. My husband had been here for a couple of weeks getting and setting up an apartment, but this was a new town for us. We didn’t know anyone and our closest friends and relatives were an hour away. Needless to say, my husband and I went out on “dates” very infrequently and we did not hire a babysitter until we found a teenager girl in our neighborhood we could trust.

Finding a caregiver for your child, pet or family members just got a lot easier. Care.com is a web site that lets you browse through listings of caregivers in your area. If you are looking for a nanny, a elderly caregiver, a pet sitter or a tutor you will find it on this site. It allows you to look at their qualifications for things like are they trained in CPR, if they have experience with multiples (perfect for me)if they would be willing to do light housekeeping and if they have a valid drivers license. They have written personal statements and video interviews.

Now that my teenage babysitter is often very busy with her personal life and is hard to get, I will be using this site to find someone reliable in my area. I also will find someone to care for my cats when we go on vacations. This is a terrific resource for all families, I know you could use it couldn’t you?

A big thanks to Care.com because they are offering a free three month membership to readers of parentingourchildren.com! Go here to sign up.

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Posted in Infants, Parenting, School Age Children, Toddlers on October 24th, 2007

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2 Responses to “Great New Resource for Families”

  1. Parenting Children » Blog Archive » Getting Ready For The Babysitter Says:
    June 16th, 2008 at 9:08 am

    [...] we do go out it is when one of our family members is visiting or on the rare occasions, we will hire a sitter. Having a checklist for myself and a information sheet for my babysitter has proven great for both [...]

  2. Michael Says:
    August 9th, 2008 at 4:51 pm

    College students can be a great resource for lots of parents looking for a babysitter. If you’re in the NYC or Charlottesville area, http://www.collegequickjobs.com can help you find a sitter. You can post a job and view resumes of the students that apply for free. If you like what you see, you can buy their contact information for $12.99. You can use the promotional code FLYER2 to take 20% off too!

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