Is $5 an hour to much to ask to watch 2 kids ages 2 1/2 and 7? Hours are 10pm til 2:30 Am.?

$5/hr is perfect, $20/night is fair. If she don't like it, she can find someone else.

Babysitters do not get paid minimum wage! If they did, parents could not afford to work, because all of their check would go to the babysitter, so then they may as well stay home & not work.

Perhaps. I got paid $3 an hour to watch kids during the day, but of course your situation is different because you are there overnight and one of the children has ADHD.

Keep in mind that a professional babysitter (an adult with tons of experience- similar to a nanny) would get paid anywhere from $10-20 an hour overnight, depending on the situation.

Maybe take your rate down to $4 an hour if you really want the job, if not then don't change it. If the mother wants the service (and babysitting is a service) then she will pay your price or shop around. However, she probably won't find anyone cheaper because 10pm-2:30am are very irregular hours and not many people would want to be up and with children at that time.

To reiterate: if you need the money, then lower your price. If you don't necessarily need the money, keep it as is.

Edit: I know a lot of people are telling you you are not earning minimum wage, but babysitters rarely ever do. It's kind of a "crap" job that you take just to earn extra money, not as your whole income. This is why a babysitter's pay is usually less than minimum wage.

No thats a good price thats about how much I made when I was baby sitting and the kids were asleep if she dont have 20 to pay you she should not be out at the bars

$5 is not too much . . it's not even minimum wage

as a matter of fact . . she wants you to watch her kids on a schedule that's conducive to her needs . . so she ought to watch her mouth . . . sounds like an angry drunk to me.Here . . here's an article that speaks to it . . it was written in 2006 and it was about prices in Kansas City . . not exactly a high cost metropolitan city and the going rate was at least $8 - $13 and hour.

If you can find other work . . I'd send the nasty troll packing

http://blog.imperfectparent.com/2006/07/12/average...

here's another article that explains prices . . check it out

http://www.babysitting-rates.com/

You're asking much too little. 2 kids should be at least $10/hr. It doesn't matter if they're asleep or not. Your time is your time.

No, I think you should charge for the time, behaivior of kids, and you know whatever

I don't think it's enough. You are losing sleep over her kids. Plus it's after midnight.

If she's paying it her time away from her kids is worth it.

Five bucks is not too much. If anything, you should be charging more.

Work for somebody else