Press
on Babysittingclass.com
Television
Our
Head Sitter was on Channel 6 Fox in the Morning - October
7th, 2005
Channel
7 featured us on their Morning News! - October 7th, 2005
Read
Channel 10's feature on our course, 5pm News - June 22,
2002
Magazines
She's
Certifiable
Newsweek - October 24th, 2005
Though baby-sitting has long been a moneymaking option for teenagers,
getting work isn't always easy. That may be why more sitters
are turning to certification classes.
Newspapers
Made
For Moms
San Diego North County Times - November 5,
2005
Three local inventions target motherhood, before and after the
fact.
The
Bargaining Power of Babysitters
Seattle Times - October 2nd, 2005
The average 20-something baby-sitter earns about $10 an hour.
Changing
the Baby-sitter
Arizona Republic - September 24th 2005
Trained teens turning an odd job into a grown-up business
Super
Sitters
Southern Oregon Mail-Tribune - September 22nd
2005
With increased child-care and first-aid credentials, baby sitters
are demanding and getting better pay for their wider array of
skills.
Desperately
seeking a baby sitter
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Sept 20th 2005
..."Do you want to assume that your baby sitter knows what
to do if your child is choking, if your child is bitten by a
dog?" she says. "Are you sure that teen down the street
knows how to handle an emergency?,"says Karen Willson,
Program Manager for babysittingclass.com.
For
trained teenagers, baby-sitting is serious business
Inside Bay Area, CA - Sep 20, 2005
... These are not Super Nannies. They're not even child-care
professionals. They're the bubble gum-chewing baby sitters from
down the block, those trusty neighborhood teens who keep an
eye on the children for a few extra bucks...
Classes
teach first aid, rate negotiation and diaper skills
Delawareonline: The News Journal
"This is an actual job. And we have to teach them that,"
Willson said. "Keeping the proper records, showing up on
time, showing up prepared, not calling your boyfriend on your
cell phone, not using this as a time to pig out on the parents'
refrigerator or sit in front of the TV. The sitter is not there
to amuse herself. When she's on duty for the parents, she's
there to be the protector and the watcher."
Babysitting
Is Serious Business for Teens
Bremerton Sun, United States - Sep 7, 2005
...Babysitters have learned to maneuver delicately around the
potential land mines of divorce, blended families and special-needs
children. ...
The
big business of baby-sitting
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Sep 6, 2005
... Today’s teens have more training, business savvy –
and earn bigger rates...
Catching
them young
Indian Express, India - Sep 3, 2005
... Babysittingclass.com...teaches adolescent entrepreneurs
how to operate like a business. Networking and marketing, rate
negotiations and billing — it’s all part of the course.
