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You have to be 18 years or over if you want to look after kids that are not related. you can be a nanny or baby sitter for friends or family at an earlier stage but it is up to the people you are baby sitting for.

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16y ago

there are many ways to babysit some kids just watch younger kids in the yard of a few yards away from an adolt of parent when doing that you should be atleast 11 but to go to a house or take some one to your house when there are no parent around you should be 13 or older there are many ways to babysit some kids just watch younger kids in the yard of a few yards away from an adolt of parent when doing that you should be atleast 11 but to go to a house or take some one to your house when there are no parent around you should be 13 or older

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11y ago

In IL you have to be 12 years old to stay home alone or babysit!

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I would say at least 12 or 13 is the age you should start.

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12y ago

It doesnt really matter. But preferably 15.

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What age should a babysitter be to look after a 2year old and a five year old and a 12year old?

you can be the age of 15 and up


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How old should a babysitter be?

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Can you leave your 9 year old with an 18 year old babysitter while you travel out of state?

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How old should a teenager be before they get job to be a babysitter?

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Who needs an 12 year old babysitter?

i do not no


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Should the word babysitter be capitalized?

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Can a 11 year old be left to babysit a 4 year old?

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