baby sitting worth minimum wage?

[sirja]

You can always outsource it to Bobcare. They'll send you a 'qualified' baby sitter for the half the price of your current one, and she'll always do the needful with your kid

[tomtomagain]

I blame the relentless pressure put on children to achieve high grades so that school can boast about how well it does in exams.

FTFY both

[vetran]

FTFY both

Unfortunately if the teenagers want a decent standard of living they will need to apply even more pressure to themselves. But yes school aren't great at supporting them.

[eek]

If the kids asleep and you are only round the corner in the pub surely you can leave them for a few hours?

Yes up to the second they get upset - then its neglect....

[eek]

We still pay for babysitters - although the twins are 14..

Its partly to have someone more sensible in the house but also to referee and cause maximum embarrassment for them when they go to Rangers (our default babysitter is 18 and also goes)....