Virginia has no laws about babysitting ages. The rule is they must be responsible and know how to handle any possible emergencies. Most believe that someone that is 12 or 13 can take care of a sibling for an hour or two during the day.
However old the parents of the baby want you to be... lol14+
15-18
only 7 years old
You have to be 17 or 18 to babysit a child overnight. Sometimes when you babysit someones child you must not have a record with the police.
overnight: 13 The regular day: 10
Yes! I'm 16 and I babysit 5 kids overnight every single weekend. I was babysitting at 14 overnight. It depends on how mature the person is that is doing the babysitting. You can always make a couple of calls (good idea) just to see that everything is OK and leave the phone number where you can be reached. The age to babysit is not legislated, but as stated above, maturity is key.
the age to be home alone and babysit is around 13
Yes, an 11 year old can babysit in Virginia. The decision is up to the parents of the babysitter and the parents of the child. Most children do not babysit until they are 12 years old.
The age of being able to babysit varies with the location you are in. In many US states, the age is 12.
If its just you, you can babysit up to four kids, if there is someone helping you, you can babysit up to 8.
For a 16 year old to babysit a 13 year old sibling overnight?
you should be able to babysit at the age of 10
I don't think there is a law that states you have to be a certain age to stay home and babysit. I believe as long as your parents and the parents of the kid you'll be babysitting are okay with it, then you should be fine.