WDYD Re: feeding your sitter

MrsPatterson

We've had a non-family sitter a few times, but it's only ever been after 7 p.m.  We're having a sitter in a few weeks and she'll be coming at 5:30.  Since DS will be having his own "meal", should we provide something for the sitter to eat too, since it's during dinner time?      

TeamRey

I think if I was babysitting at that hour I would eat before I came.  But I think it would be nice to have some snacks and drinks for her/him.

Layla116

Whenever we have anyone sit, we get a papa murphy's pizza.  That way the sitter can dictate when he/she wants to eat.  Plus it's cheap and delicious too.

Kdonn15

I would.  Maybe ahead of time you could ask her what she/he likes to eat to you'll have it available (within reason of course). Or leave money with a couple of take out menus on the table (although you do run the risk of the sitter pocketing the money and just eating from the kitchen cabinets.....who knows).

llc730

Papa Murphy's is a good idea. Sandwich fixings or something simple like that is all I would expect.

Nikibug

TeamRey:

I think if I was babysitting at that hour I would eat before I came.  But I think it would be nice to have some snacks and drinks for her/him.

abbzy85

I have a night nurse sometimes to help with my boys. I always offer them dinner. If I made dinner, I offer her that or any leftovers or other food we have in the fridge. Sometimes she'll make a deli sandwich or eat yogurt or what we had for dinner. I think it's a good idea just to keep random possible dinner items in the fridge and that way there's always something for a visitor, especially if I have no time to make dinner that day... which happens pretty often.

Nikibug

MrsPatterson:

We've had a non-family sitter a few times, but it's only ever been after 7 p.m.  We're having a sitter in a few weeks and she'll be coming at 5:30.  Since DS will be having his own "meal", should we provide something for the sitter to eat too, since it's during dinner time?      

This, plus maybe have a frozen pizza in the house just in case?

babygirl7892002

Working in daycare, Ive done a lot of babysitting for the families and the one I babysat for most often would always leave me money to order a pizza. I typically ate before I went there but there was a time or two that I ordered dinner.

ACR

Yes, I always expected food when I babysat in the evenings. Generally we'll leave pizza money, but depending on the sitter, I might have a home made dinner waiting as well. When I was in college, I loved babysitting at houses where they'd have a home cooked meal for me to eat!

ocho2002

I would feed them.  For now, my parents babysit.  I usually forget and if they haven't eaten, I feel bad.  The least I can do is get them a pizza or hoagie. When I babysat a million years ago, the parents always fed me.  In the summers, the mom used to come home @ noon just to bring me lunch. She always made sure there was Tab in the fridge too.  Yes, I'm old.