Do people babysit in Sydney?

How can I make people want me to babysit?

• This summer I'm trying to save some money up for school clothes next year. And I want to babysit. I'm really good with kids. And I'm very patient. I have taken a babysitting class and I know how to do CPR. I'm only 13 so I don't know if moms would want me to babysit at such a young age. I'm very shy around people that I don't know; and I'm not the strongest on confrontations. So I wouldn't really want o bring fliers around or anything. Is there a way for moms in my neighborhood to ask me if I wanted to babysit? Like maybe I just play outside with their kids? Answer for an easy 10 points!

• Answer:

  I think it's going to be hard to babysit at 13. I know personally I wouldn't allow anyone that young to babysit unless I knew them very well; and I would generally not be willing to pay them (I'm very cheap). If you did wan to babysit there are a few things you can try. Tell your parents, and your parents may be able to spread the word to other parents that your avilible. You can always try babysitting once for free to allow the parents to trust you before you start charging. Getting to know and be friends with the parents children is a great way to get them to be willing to let you babysit; but I wouldn't try befriending every neighborhood child just on the hopes that you will get a chance to babysit. The best way to babysit is word of mouth. If you can get one or two families to trust you to babysit others will. I would start first with parents you already know. Do any of your friends have younger siblings that need babysitting? Since the parents of your friends already know you they may be willing to let you babysit their younger children. If you get even one family to let you babysit and you do well tell them to spread the word that your avilible. I don't know why I'm giving any advice, I never figured out how to get parents to let me babysit. Even when i was 18 and had started volunteering with special needs children and assisting in children classes. Of course in my case I think it was because no one seems to trust the idea of a male babysitter. It's sexism I tell you ;)