Daddy Brad: Welcome back to the lab I am Daddy Brad.
Daddy Clay: And I am Daddy Clay. This week thanks to our sponsors sittercity.com we ware bringing you a whole week of shows Dedicated to the noble baby sitter.
Daddy Brad: This days with the widely dispersed family or that active families a good baby sitter is enter go to having a functional family.
Daddy Clay; Nothing you got a bare mind is you got to do that with pair of jeans. The whether is so once a week or once a months day night, that is really matter you got to do it you got to have a sitter for that.
Daddy Brad: But is the pre sitter preparations that are essential for a successful night out and also good sitter retention.
Daddy Clay: Because when you get back good sitter you got to hold on.
Daddy Brad: Oh, yes.
Daddy Clay: The whole on types. We got some tips; first thing negotiate the price clearly ahead of time. It is going to be little us deep and another idea take the money that you anticipate the sitter going to cause, take it put them in envelope hide in house somewhere, because I take this money with me I am on date night and somehow I come how and I most like 10 15 but short it is going to be embarrassing so set the money aside ahead of time in.
Daddy Brad: Just you wide up there do not you.
Daddy Clay: I mean--
Daddy Brad: I just getting on you. okay second thing--second thing make up on emergency list get all have the numbers and the folks to call should on emergency happen. Now, do the orders well. Give this to the sitter every time they come over regardless of many time they have been over to your house.
Daddy Clay: You also want prep the kids for the sitter visit by things thing like Miss Julie is coming over to play if there things seem like you know your mother and I are going out to rock down the house. We might be back we might not. We just learned abandon your house for a little while you do not just say that.
Daddy Brad: No, do not say that. You can ease the transmission also by having a little treasure trouble things can I put back you know ride some cool videos or snacks or toys and you bring this out only, only when the baby sitter is coming.
Daddy Clay: Right you want to do not give those away another time. Now, To hear it straight from the baby sitter themselves sittercity.com help us convene a panel of experience and expert baby sitters so we can get the real inside scoop on the do’s and don’ts of baby sitting they were in the lab just a few days ago. And here is what they have to say.
Female: I think one of the most important things is preparing your child all day long for the fact that there is babysitter coming over at night.
Female: But more they know they better off than we.
Female: if you know you are leaving the house at 7:00 you have to leave at seven. Tie baby sitter we do 6:30 and pay every the extra half hours.
Female: Both your cell phone numbers.
Female: I want to know where their parents are going.
Female: Just in case they do not answer their cell phone.
Female: Maybe a third number have a neighbor.
Female: And approximate time of when they are going to be back.
Female: If they have pets emergency back would be helpful.
Female: You use never want to be as a baby sitter and a home where the dog is lying having a seizure in the kitchen.
Female: Parents leave that in written format which is good that about there is a paper by the phone.
Female: Oh, like the other night I could not find someone’s phone so on the refrigerator is a good place I think.
Female: Well and the most important thing is the bed time or chocolate that is very particular.
Female: I think it just helps to go ahead and leave and the kids usually you know most kids usually get over it and a very short period of time after the parents leave.
Female: Well those kinds of pets from parents leave are maybe 40 seconds at the most.
Female: Need to tell you how to work the television.
Female: Please be address when you answer the door when I come over especially it is the first time we have met.
Female: Yes and it would be very nice also if t
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