Babysitting

How to safely hire a babysitter during the COVID-19 pandemic

How to safely hire a babysitter during the COVID-19 pandemic

Finding the right babysitter at any time is tough— hiring a babysitter during coronavirus is even tougher. Here's some help.

Today's Parent

We caved and hired a babysitter and it’s been a lifesaver...for my kids

We caved and hired a babysitter and it’s been a lifesaver...for my kids

To protect my kids' mental health, we've started taking small, calculated risks. Until there's a vaccine for COVID-19, it's the only way forward.

Claire Gagne

At what age can your older kid start babysitting your younger one?

At what age can your older kid start babysitting your younger one?

The day you can finally call on your built-in babysitter is one many parents fantasize about. But realizing this dream is a bit trickier than you think.

Lisa Kadane

I don’t have people to help me—I have no village

I don’t have people to help me—I have no village

It doesn’t look like I’ll ever have one of those enviable networks of friends and family to help raise my kids. But here’s how I learned to be OK with that.

Charity Mathews

7 things I learned when we ditched the kids for a long weekend

7 things I learned when we ditched the kids for a long weekend

When we finally went away for a long weekend without the kids, a few things I learned surprised me—and made me want to getaway more often.

Liz Krieger

Ask Your Parents to Babysit the Kids—It's Good For Their Health

Ask Your Parents to Babysit the Kids—It's Good For Their Health

Today in good news: A study found that babysitting the grandkids is good for grandparents' health.

Alyssa Ashton

Finding daycare in Ontario is about to get much harder

Finding daycare in Ontario is about to get much harder

New regulations coming into effect don’t make things easy on families who require extended child care in Ontario.

Katie Dupuis

Best babysitter ever dresses up like a mermaid to surprise three-year-old

Best babysitter ever dresses up like a mermaid to surprise three-year-old

A teenager from Florida trumped babysitters everywhere when she surprised 3-year-old Alidy last week, turning bath time into a mermaid party.

Jenna Campbell

How I decided to become a stay-at-home dad

How I decided to become a stay-at-home dad

But times are changing, and an ever-growing number of dads are staying home with their kids—either by choice or because of other factors,

James Jackson

7 helpful child-care sites and apps

7 helpful child-care sites and apps

Find child care options daycare spots, babysitters and more at the touch of a button.

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Babysitting 101: Finding and keeping a super-sitter

Babysitting 101: Finding and keeping a super-sitter

Your guide to scoring (and keeping) your Saturday-night sitter

Kelli Korducki

Your most embarrassing babysitter moments

Your most embarrassing babysitter moments

Today's Parent readers share true tales of awkward situations with their babysitters.

Today's Parent

Should you pay your kids to babysit their siblings?

Should you pay your kids to babysit their siblings?

Your eldest child expects payment to babysit their younger sibling. Where do you stand on the debate?

Ian Mendes

Babysitting on a budget

Babysitting on a budget

Susan Goldberg shares some tips on how you can budget your babysitting expenses.

Susan Goldberg

Is your teen ready to babysit?

Is your teen ready to babysit?

Susan Spicer