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I'm not a parent - but i was a teenager who watched other people's kids... Starting at about age 11 or 12 - -i started as a mother's helper type... where mom or dad would be around and I'd come over during the day to give mom a break and play with the kids.. and still get paid.. sooner or later - the kids gave me gold stars and started leaving the kids with me and would go out in the evening.. (probably at age 12 or 13 i was doing this) I babysat for everything from newborns to pretty darned near close to my age... (I think it helped that I was a tall kid)
Other parents would often call me based on referrals from other parents I babysat for...
you might want ot check out your local high school if they have a child care program (mine did - not for teen moms but it was an easy elective) or ask other parents in the neighborhood... Asking for references isn't unreasonable... but before I entrusted my nonexistent kids to anyone -I'd watch them interact withthe kids - while i was still there... especially the baby...
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