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1 Tending to Baby: Mommies Lose It When Nannies Cruise
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2 Who Drives the Sitter Home?
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3 Nanny Saves Toddler During Mumbai Siege
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4 Eight Things Your Sitter Should Know
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5 Babysitters: How Young Is Too Young?
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6 Parent or Nanny: Who Should Pay For . . .?
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7 Mommy Dearest: Do I Have to Play With Friend's Nanny?
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8 5 Tips For Hiring a New Year's Eve Babysitter (It's Not Too Late!)
Congratulations, you not only made it through 2011, you were wise enough to make plans (child-free ones!) to ring in 2012. Now comes the tough part — finding someone to watch the kids! I spoke with Katie Bugbee, managing editor of Care.com — the online caregiver community — about the challenges of finding a sitter during the holidays. While babysitters are certainly at a premium, she Read more
Mommy Dearest – I'm a SAHM, but plenty of my daughter's friends' have two working parents, which means that they are cared for by nannies and babysitters. Now that my daughter is in preschool, she is asking to play with specific friends, rather than the ones I set her up with, and that often means that it is the nanny and me hanging out while the girls play. While the nannies are certainly nice Read more
When it comes to the person tending to their tots, some parents have questions about who should foot the bill for certain things. A babysitter fills in for mom and dad, but does that mean they are entitled to having their expenses covered? A LilSugar reader inquired about forking over food for her nanny and lots of moms had opinions on the issue. Now, tell us what you think when it comes to Read more
Got a gal coming over from the Babysitter's Club? Many young middle-school and high-school ladies enjoy watching over wee ones for a lil extra spending cash and moms typically like to hire them because their working rate is usually much lower than their older counterparts. While many of them take classes in first aid and CPR, some parents are still weary of their maturity and life experience and Read more
It's about time mom and pop went out for dinner without their little one. Mum's already done the legwork in finding a sitter, so now what? Keeping a selected caregiver informed will help mommy feel comfortable leaving her tot in someone else's care allowing her to let her hair down a lil easier. Here are a few pieces of information a sitter should know before the happy couple jaunts off on a date Read more
Embedded video from CNN Video We all live with the hope that our caregivers would give life or limb for our child in the event of an emergency, but rarely does a situation come to the point where the person needs to do so. One of the most miraculous stories to come out of the massacre in Mumbai last week was the heroism of Sandra Samuel, the nanny who risked her own life by whisking two-year-old Read more
Every time my husband and I go out, we argue about who will drive the sitter home. Being a woman, I feel vulnerable driving around late at night on my lonesome. My hubby argues that it's an uncomfortable ride — older man and younger woman with not much to talk about so we usually take turns. Who drives your sitter home? Source Who Drives the Sitter Home? Yours truly. My Read more
Whether you've got your mama or a full–time nanny, every parent needs a helping hand every now and then. For some mothers, especially those with time consuming careers, nannies or caretakers offer much more than assistance. And when that help disappears, it sometimes sends a mum into shock and hysteria. I know of one single mother who relies so heavily on her daughter's caretaker that she has Read more
We could all use an extra set of hands when it comes to caring for our children, and Hollywood's leading mamas are no exception. Like many mamas, some of the biggest stars resist the urge to hire live-in help and turn to family and friends when needed. Others go the hired-help route — bringing in nannies and caretakers that often become part of the family. See where the celeb moms turn when Read more
Leave it to Steven Spielberg to make an engaging, epic, and poignant movie with a horse as the main character. The legendary director is behind War Horse, a World War I-set drama that follows a horse named Joey as he's raised in Britain and trained by his doting owner, Albert (Jeremy Irvine). Due to financial circumstances, Albert's family is forced to sell Joey to the war effort, and as the Read more
