Baby-sitting info - Advice for parents & babysitters On the Web: Baby-sitting infoThe Internet offers advice and resources for both baby sitters and parents looking for child care and information on child care.Sitter training informationHere's help for new sitters:
www.redcross.org/services/hss/courses/babyindex.html
American Red Cross baby sitter training course.
www.safesitter.org Safe Sitter Inc.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/babysitting
University of Illinois Extension Urban Programs Resource Network.
Sitter referral services
At least a half dozen baby sitter referral services operate nationwide to link local sitters with clients. Most allow you to search for a sitter for free but require a subscription to get contact information:
www.babysitters.com child care only.
www.babysittersonline.com Babysitters Online, includes child, adult, pet and house care.
www.4sitters.com
includes baby sitters, nannies, tutors, house sitters and pet sitters.
www.get-a-sitter.com child care only.
www.phoneababysitter.com child care only.
www.sittercity.com child care only.
Info for parentsThese resources offer guidelines for parents and warning signs of abuse:
www.missingkids.com
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Click on Resources for Parents & Guardians in the left rail, then Just in Case...Babysitter under featured publications. Then chose to download the publication in English or Spanish.
www.4woman.gov
National Women's Health Information Center. Click on Health Topics, then Pregnancy, then Choosing Babysitters and Childcare in the left rail.
Nanny cams
A search for nanny cams will bring up many commercial sites. Here are some things to ponder from a group often the target of nanny cams and an academic organization that studies hidden cameras:
www.nanny.org/faqsnannycam.htm
International Nanny Association's frequently asked questions about nanny cams.
www.cinema.ucla.edu/Mamber2
University of California-Los Angeles' Center for Hidden Camera Research. In "Our Gallery of Hidden Camera Examples" is a nanny cam at work.
Staying home alone
Children and their parents benefit from this information:
www.mcgruff.org
National Crime Prevention Council. Click on Problem Solver, then Staying Home Alone.
www.nccic.org
National Child Care Information Center. Click on Popular Topics in the left rail, then search for the "Home Alone" link.
www.usa.safekids.org/tier3_cd.cfm? content_item_id=18930
Safe Kids USA.
www.safety-council.org
Canada Safety Council. Click on Children in the right rail, then Home Alone Safety.
Originally published April 16, 2006
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