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05-17-2007, 4:33 PM Bella 34 Joined on 05-17-2007 Pennsylvania Be nice - I'm new! Re: Are We 2 Young? thats a little young....but maybe if u start with a family now, just like as a mother's helper (u could still get paid) when u are old enough u will have a sured up job ♥ Rebecca    Report

05-27-2007, 8:01 AM musicISlife7 Joined on 05-27-2007 Be nice - I'm new! Re: Are We 2 Young? i babysat at that age. if you guys go together and babysit together for people you know pretty well then you're probably old enough    Report

08-13-2007, 4:14 PM JuneBug2 Joined on 08-08-2007 Ohio I Know My Way Around Re: Are We 2 Young? I'm 11 and I've been babysitting since I was 9! I"m only allowed to sit for my parent's friends in the neighborhood, no more than two kids ages 2-7, and at a maximum of 3 hours. In my opinion, age doesnt matter! It's how responsible, reliable, and mature you are. My mom started babysitting when she was 10, and she was VERY mature. However, my aunt didn't babysit until she was 19, because she wasn't very mature when she was young. COCOA PUFF DYER 4/4/06-8/18/07 THE BEST CAT A HUMAN COULD EVER HAVE. DIED FROM FIP. REST IN PEACE.    Report

09-04-2007, 11:18 PM gegege Joined on 05-25-2007 AZ Along for the Ride Re: Are We 2 Young? I started babysitting when i was like 91/2 years old for my friends baby sister(she was 8-9months) i am 13 now so i think that as long as you can handle it and your confident then go for it!!   Make sure your CPR certified and have taken a babysitting class! I have so! ya! good luck!    Report

09-27-2007, 4:03 PM iluvshoes1993 Joined on 09-24-2007 Along for the Ride Re: Are We 2 Young? Yeah, I think you are...  You probably should wait to babysit until you're at least 12.  But if you want to get some experience under your belt, I would suggest you try being a mothers helper.  It's great because if something goes wrong, the parent is right there.    Report

09-30-2007, 3:38 AM theBab=ysitterGirl16 Joined on 09-30-2007 Be nice - I'm new! Re: Are We 2 Young? as about everyone said before...you are a bit too young to begin babysitting kids alone, it can get frustrating sometimes and as mature or responsible as you may be, your not experienced in handling children alone. so being a mothers helper is what you need to gain that much needed experience. i started out as a mothers helper when i was only 9, i continued that until i was 14 because i loved it! i also did some babysitting too when i was only 10 but i had that mothers heper experience so it was okay to sit for older kids, but i found that being a mothers helper was much less stressful. i am 16 now and i still sometimes help parents out with their babys and even kids up to 13/14 for homework reasons. so i understand its frustrating to be your age and want to babysit sooo badly but no one thinks you can! getting experience by being a mothers helper can help you strut your stuff and show them your good at what you do and can help them know in the near future when you are 13 you are fully capable of doing it by yourself, no worries! so pace yourself and dont get upset when people say no! thats immature!    Report

10-31-2007, 1:21 AM loriemae Joined on 10-31-2007 NJ Be nice - I'm new! Re: Are We 2 Young? I would say 10 is to young. At 10 your still in the child stage yourself even though you are responsible and mature and smart. But I don't leave my children with any one under the age of 18 only because younger people (especially teenagers) do not know enough about children to watch them they spend more time talking on the phone or whatever then they do taking care of the kids. Just help your mom then and learn from it. That will teach you stuffs to be more responsible and reliable A Better Child A Better World    Report

11-01-2007, 10:55 AM kidsRme Joined on 10-16-2007 Along for the Ride Re: Are We 2 Young?  loriemae wrote: ...younger people (especially teenagers) do not know enough about children to watch them they spend more time talking on the phone or whatever then they do taking care of the kids... I don't think that statement is quite fair since I know there are many teenagers who are very responsible babysitters. I'm 14, and I babysat five children (ages 1-10) for 7 hours. I didn't spend time talking on the phone; I took care of and entertained the kids.    Report

11-04-2007, 8:01 PM loriemae Joined on 10-31-2007 NJ Be nice - I'm new! Re: Are We 2 Young? Hi kidsRme. I apologize to have offended you. Yeah, not all teenagers are irresponsible. I, too, have been taking care of my younger brothers when I was just 10 yrs old. I say the above because of experience. I have teen babysitters before who had been irresponsible that's why I don't trust them much but that doesn't mean that all teens are the same. A Better Child A Better World    Report

11-06-2007, 5:55 PM kidsRme Joined on 10-16-2007 Along for the Ride Re: Are We 2 Young? Thank you, Loriemae. I wasn't offended, and I hope I didn't sound rude. I think I do understand what you mean about some teenagers.    Report

11-07-2007, 7:35 PM iluv2babysit Joined on 11-08-2007 Along for the Ride Re: Are We 2 Young? I am 11 and I babysit. I've taken a Red Cross class and I'm certified. My mom just began to let me babysit, so I think 10 is not old enough...but yah.    Report