When times were leaner for us, my wife and I would
trade babysitting with another couple, put the baby in a stroller and walk around the mall.
Travel or boarding costs may also be a factor, unless you have a wide circle of animal - loving friends with whom you can
trade babysitting services!
First, she could find someone in a similar situation and
trade babysitting.
Trade babysitting with a friend so each of you gets time off each week.
If it's time, you can
trade babysitting time with a friend or family member — even 1 hour — to do something for yourself, by yourself, even once every few weeks.
You can
trade babysitting with friends.
In a babysitting swap,
you trade babysitting duties with another parent.
It sounds like what you need right now is a friend with a child who can
trade some babysitting with you.
Before anyone
trades babysitting services, everyone needs to be clear on how a child who misbehaves should be handled.
We couldn't afford a sitter when our kids were young so
we traded babysitting with another stay at home mom using computer created baby sitting bucks in 1/2 & 1 hour denominations.
An alternative to
trading babysitting is joining or starting a babysitting cooperative.
Not exact matches
But I can buy fair
trade coffee, stick with local produce, take a pass on the newest gadget so I can send some money to India, and help out friends by
babysitting for free.
You could even do a
babysitting trade with someone in your mom tribe, if you're on a budget.
For occasional
babysitting,
trade time with a trusted neighbor or friend, or hire a responsible student.
As your children get older, shared
babysitting can actually feel more like
trading playdates.
It's a
trade instead of a paid service — you get free
babysitting in return for providing free
babysitting for others.
Beg a neighbor to
trade off on
babysitting favors for one morning and high tail it around town like a mad woman.