experienced baby sitter?

You are being fair. Those parents are trying to take advantage of you and you need to put your foot down. My mom did daycare at home my whole life and you need to stick to what you put on the table and agreed to in the beginning and if you want to raise the rates you need to give them advanced notice and if they decide not to pay that then they have to give you notice before taking there kids somewhere else. Also if she isn't paying you for the hours you are scheduled to watch the kids, then she owes you that money. You are owed for the time you agreed to watch them and for the extra hours they are late. you need a contract, if you have one then you need to sit down and explain to them what the contract says. hope this helps. YOU ARE BEING OVERLEY FAIR!!!

Don't let her take advantage of you.... demand what you think is right, or find someone else to babysit for. I was in this situation, where the Mom wasn't paying me AT ALL. I had a 6 month old at the time, so I was taking care of my baby, and her newborn!!!! The first time she gave me $20- for like 7-8 hrs... the second and third time, she didn't give me a dime. After that, i told her I couldnt' watch her son unless paid... she later found others to do it for free... but then had the same prob with them because she kept taking advantage of everyone.

Don't give in to her. make her pay up. And if she's late picking the children up, then charge an extra amount- I'd make it high so she won't be late.

Goodluck!

you are being fair depending on what you provide, and i would be charging her extra if shes not picking up the children on time I hate it when parents do that. She has to at least pay you 5.00 an hour per child. unless otherwise stated in a written agreement on a daily rate for example I charge 25 dollars a day per child. babies are usually more due to the fact they need more care. This lady is going to find that she is screwed if she has to find another sitter and maybe she should so that you dont get ripped off anymore.

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I don't understand.....she wants to pay you 3.83 an hour for two children?

It sounds like you should tell her, sorry, you can't do it anymore.

If you are looking for childcare work join e-nannysource.com or ask in local daycare centers. You really should be getting paid for your time.

Unless you are trying to help this lady out, you should still get paid at least 8-9 an hour......for two kids even more than that!

OMG you only want to charge her $5.00??? Geesh I pay $145.00 a month for 1 child at a Mother's Day Out program for 3 days a week. She is taking you for granted. Let her go and let her pay someone else more and find yourself new clients. Trust me with your rates it won't be hard, heck you might want to up it to $10.00 an hr.

Sounds like she is taking you for granted and abusing your good nature. You are being more than fair to give notice.

tell her to put them in a daycare centre so she can really complain about the price. you are being way underpaid.