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Babysitters can be a great help to parents during the workday or when they need to get away from home. However, as a parent, employing a babysitter can be somewhat of a nerve-wracking matter. You trust your children and their safety to another person when hiring a babysitter. You expect that your babysitter will care and look after your child just as you would. Therefore, hiring a babysitter is not an issue to be taken lightly.

Since your child’s safety lies in another person’s hands, it is important that you are careful when hiring a babysitter. Make sure that your babysitter is capable and reliable when it comes to taking care of your children. The following is a list of helpful tips to follow from the United States Department of Education when employing a babysitter:

• Ask for names and phone numbers of people who have hired the babysitter before. Call these people and ask what they liked and didn’t like about this sitter.
• Interview the babysitter. Look for someone who is trustworthy, capable and comfortable with babies.
• Have a trial run. Have the sitter care for your baby while you are at home. You can watch the sitter with your baby.
• Describe your routines. Give the sitter information on your baby’s habits and preferences for eating, diapering, playing, and sleeping.
• Give clear instructions. Make sure the sitter knows how to deal with emergencies.
• Tell the sitter how you can be reached. Give the sitter the name and phone number of a friend or relative to call if you can’t be reached.
• Write down the phone number of the baby’s doctor.
• Give a tour of your house. Let the sitter know about anything unusual.
• Let the sitter know when you’ll be home. Call if you will be late.
• Make sure the babysitter understands all your safety rules for your baby.
• No matter how cautious you may be when finally hiring a babysitter for your children, sometimes a babysitter might not provide perfect care and attention to your child. A small lapse in attention to your child could result in serious injuries. While this is an unfortunate situation since you expect your babysitter to keep your child safe, your babysitter could be held responsible for injuries your child may sustain while under his or her supervision.

If your child has faced serious injuries due to the negligence of a babysitter, contact the Law Office of D. Hardison Wood today. 1-877-829-7211.