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Before Hiring a New Babysitter, Ask Them These Questions

When I was about 12 years old, I started occasionally babysitting a couple of kids who lived down the street from me. A friend of mine was their regular babysitter, but when she couldn’t be there on a certain day, they’d call me as a backup. Those are literally the only reasons they hired me—because Lyndsey (another 12-year-old) vouched for me, and I lived a few houses up the block.