I live in The Colony with my husband and my 14 month old. We have been able to have a friend sit with our son about 3 times since he was born. Can someone tell me how to find a good babysitter? We don't have many friends and we really need some "alone" time.
Thanks so much for all of your responses. We should have no trouble now getting a little time to ourselves. Thanks again!
One way is to go to www.sittercity.com and see if there is anyone of interest there. I think there are other search sites like this but do not know what they are.
Hi K.,
We moved to Texas last summer and could not find a sitter. We wanted someone with experience, not the 14 year old down the street. We had always left our kids with family and were a little nervous about leaving them with just anyone. I recently found Seeking Sitters. It is a service where the girls are all at least 19 years old. I like it, it's worth checking out. www.seekingsitters.com
L.
Hi K.! I don't live in The Colony but try meetup.com - see if there is a group in your area and if it's like ours here in McKinney, you'll find great resources and friends!
Dear K.,
Hi! I hired a girl to help me with my almost two year old and newborn. My MIL had just passed away and I was in a scramble trying to find someone to help me. I then had several phone calls for references, she even brought me papers to fill out for her internship to work with children at the Plano Child Advocacy Center. I filled out the paper work, gave her great references because I truly believed in her as a caregiver and thought she was an amazing person. Since going out on a limb for her she doesn't return my phone calls or emails. The person I thought was amazing is named Erin Baxter.
I don't know of anyone I can trust after this experience. I always wanted my children to just have one person that cared for them.... I am deeply hurt esp. after going out on a limb for her and never to have heard back from the times I have called and emailed her.
If you find someone you trust and is responsible please let me know.
Many Thanks,
D.
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P.S.
We would love a night out here and there.
I have a now 12 yr old girl. I started looking for sitters by being out in the neighborhood parks, walking a lot and being outside. When I would see a girl about babysitting age, I would ask her and her parents. We had some great sitters that way. For the last year I've have had a sitter who has a younger sister and when older sis went to college, younger sis steps in. When older sis is home for a break, we guarantee her time to sit. The older sister stays overnight at our home to watch our daughter and pets so I can take the rare quick trip with hubby. I met these sisters via our neighborhood website which has a private section for girls who want to be sitters to advertise sitting services.
I tried a route by advertising at the local community college and the girl we got there seemed perfect but in the end (after an overnight visit) I believe my 12 yr old was more mature than the 20 yr old. I decided to stick wih my neighborhood kids where I at least know some background and the parents.
Good luck!
I feel the same way. Sometimes we drop out little one off at Adventure Kids Playcare for a few hours in the afternoon so we can have some time together. They do actually have late night hours, but I prefer to keep my son on his schedule and be in bed by 8pm. The location in Flower Mound is just around the corner from the Sonoma Grill, so it's easy to drop him off and get a nice relaxing early dinner at a very nice restaurant. There is a location in west Plano too if that's easier. I know I'll have to trust a sitter someday, but for now I feel more relaxed when he is with them just because there are a lot of adults supervising and you can be sure there are enough people to handle emergencies.
Hey K.,
We sometimes us www.babysittersofdallas.com. They do more then Dallas. I found out about them from the book "Little Dallas" it's a book that tells you almost every toddler friendly place in the Metroplex to take your child. Good Luck!
I live in McKinney (Custer/Virginia PKWY area) and did daycare from my home for 7 yrs. I have 3 kids of my own, 12, 8 and almost 6. I still do care on the weekends and evenings. Email me at ____@____.com if you like.
Hey K., when we first moved to Frisco (10 yrs ago) I knew no one here and had three little boys, 7,4,8mts.... I tried a few teenagers we'd met at church, but they just couldn't handle all 3 of them. SO I ran a classified ad in the local paper -- "Grandma" wanted for occassional babysitting of my three little boys. It worked we found a wonderful Christian lady that was amazing with the boys. We never felt uncomfortable or worried about them when we left them in her care. I know there are always postings on www.friscoonline.com for people wanting to babysit and people needing sitters. My mom got a summer babysitting job for there, she works the school year at a elementary cafeteria, but wanted something to do for the summer. So you might place an ad there. People from all over place ads, not just Frisco. Good Luck and I hope you find someone soon!
D.
The girl who works at the gym nursery, teenagers and college students from church, and we "swap" with friends from church.
I live in Carrollton and I babysit on nights and weekends and on occassion as well. I have over 20 yrs of childcare experience, am cpr/first aid certified and a Medical Assistant.
My passions are making a difference, helping others and the LOVE taht I have for children.
I babysit some of the mamas kiddos from mamasource.
Here is my personal email if you would like to get in touch w/me.
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Thanks and I hope to hear from you.
M.
Hi K.,
I am in the same boat except I have 19 month old twin girls...I also live in The Colony...can you let me know if you find anyone and I will do the same for you!
E.
If you attend a church you can check with the nursery staff. A lot of times they will have helpers that also babysit.
