As the eldest of five kids growing up, Ann Curry was no stranger to dealing with a houseful of children, but it wasn’t until she landed her first job as a baby-sitter at age 13 that she got to hone her chops as a dependable childcare provider. In another installment of the ongoing series TODAY’s First Jobs, Ann rolled up her sleeves and tried her hand at baby-sitting for 10 children. While there are a lot of resources on the Web about baby-sitters – everything from I Saw Your Nanny, a place to report “crappy nannies & suspect sitters” through services offering “executive” baby-sitting (boasting a “specially selected team of professional carers who abide by a strict code of conduct”), finding a responsible, competent and amenable sitter can be a challenging task. And once you’ve found one, holding onto them can be even tougher (as this mommy blogger discovered). Parents, what baby-sitting tips can you share? What experiences can you share about sitters good and bad? Watch the video and tell us in the comments section below.
Ann Curry's adventures in baby-sitting
As the eldest of five kids growing up, Ann Curry was no stranger to dealing with a houseful of children, but it wasn’t until she landed her first job as a baby-sitter at age 13 that she got to hone her chops as a dependable childcare provider. In another installment of the ongoing series TODAY’s First Jobs, Ann rolled up her sleeves and tried her hand at baby-sitting for 10 children.
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