What Is a Teenage Babysitter and How to Become One
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What Does a Teenage Babysitter Do?
As a teenage babysitter, your duties are to take care of younger children while their parents or guardians are not home. Some babysitters work primarily in their client’s home, watching the kids when the parents go out to dinner or have obligations at night, while others babysit kids both in their homes and outside. In the latter role, your responsibilities may include taking the kids to the park, after-school activities, or play dates with other children. As a teen babysitter, you work primarily after school or in the evening. You can work on both school nights and weekends. If you are under 16 years old, you typically are not allowed to babysit during school hours.
How to Become a Teenage Babysitter
There are not many qualifications that you need to become a teen babysitter. However, taking care of your own siblings or pets before you supervise other kids is often a good way to get experience with the responsibilities of childcare. In addition to experience with basic childcare, you should have strong communication skills, good time management abilities, and some basic awareness of safety and emergency situations. There are also CPR certification classes for children as young as 11. The best way to start in this career is by babysitting for family friends or neighbors with young children.
