u/weaselblackberry8

It’s hard to imagine many people now putting as much trust into kids aged 11-13 to babysit as the parents did in the books. I’m rereading some of the books and am currently reading #23 - “Dawn on the Coast.” Two sitters are sitting for eight kids in one chapter, and two of the kids are babies. Six of the kids are under age six, and the oldest seems to have some issues with rudeness and things like that. I have been babysitting for a long time and have noticed that many people now prefer adult sitters, especially with babies.

Hi Memphians, I’m a local nanny looking for my next job. My search hasn’t gone well so far. Does anyone here know of any places to find a nanny that may not have occurred to me? I’ve tried many places but had very little interest. I don’t know if that’s the economy and people want to pay low rates (some with whom I spoke want to pay rates that aren’t livable wages - $8-15/hr) or because there’s more people who are looking for work than hiring or something else.

And if anyone who sees this is looking for a nanny, babysitter, or petsitter, I’d love to email you my resume and reference letters.

My nanny job gave me three weeks notice. I’m having a hard time even finding many potential jobs. Here are places I’ve looked so far:

Care.com

Sittercity

A Facebook group called [city] parent nanny connection

Nextdoor

Local agency

Asking people I know to post in other groups

What other ideas do you have?