How old should a child be before they start babysitting?

Answer 1

A good age would be age 12 or 13 years old, but also, you should make sure that you (or anyone else) are mature enough, and can handle caring for a child for a set amount of time, and it would be good to take a babysitting class.

Answer 2

If you are just doing it around the neighborhood, ten, eleven or twelve is usually a good age. People start to trust you more, and your parents or legal guardians or whatever can put in a good word for you around town. Once you get a few baby sitting jobs, and (if) they go well, you get more and more. It's kind of gradual, though, so don't freak out if you don't have jobs pouring in after your first five jobs. If you get one steady family, that's great, because you know you're doing your job right. Back to the main point though... you could probably start around ten eleven or twelve years old. Hope this helped!

Answer 3

you may start babysitting at age 12 although it is recommended to do a babysitting

corse. at age 11 incertain corses you may start babysitting.

Answer 4

you may start babysitting at age 12 although it is recommended to do a babysitting

corse. at age 11 incertain corses you may start babysitting.

Answer 5

A large part of this depends on the maturity of the child in question. How responsible is he or she? Can he/she be trusted? Some 12-year-olds may be capable of caring for a younger child for a couple of hours, while a great many 16-year-olds would be hard-pressed to care for a pet rock.

Answer 6

I started being a "mommies helper" when I was 12 years old. A mommies helper just is there to watch the kids when the mom is home. Then when I started officially babysitting I was 13.

Answer 7

as long as the person truts you theres no age

Answer 8

I started babysitting at 12 but i got my baby sitting course when i was 10!