The Ultimate Babysitter's Handbook: So You Wanna Make Tons of Money (Plugged In) [Paperback]

Debra Mostow Zakarin (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Plugged In

Anything and everything you ever wanted to know about baby-sitting is included in this easy-to-read and info-packed beginners' guide.

Eager baby-sitters discover new ideas and tips from how to get started in a profitable baby-sitting business, to how to face the challenging situations between you and your KTWs (or Kids to Watch).

With The Ultimate Babysitter's Handbook, baby-sitting has never been so much fun--or so profitable!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5 Up. This informative guide includes chapters on getting started, tips and techniques, dos and don'ts, activities, easy recipes, and a final chapter on other money-making activities. Excellent organization, a reassuring text, and lively cartoons make this a good choice for novice sitters. An added bonus are the anecdotes from experienced child-care providers.?Ann M. Burlingame, North Regional Library, Raleigh, NC
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan; 1st edition (August 25, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843179368
• ISBN-13: 978-0843179361
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,217,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #48 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Issues > Babysitting

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally awesome and really helpful., July 7, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Ultimate Babysitter's Handbook: So You Wanna Make Tons of Money (Plugged In) (Paperback)

This book was extremely useful to me. I am a new babysitter,and this taught me a lot of things I never knew. Of course, some of the things in this book were kind of common sense, but there were a lot of things I didn't know, and that was very helpful. It has fun things like games to play and fun recipes to make. It helps to try decide how much to charge, too, and ways of advertising. I highly recommend this book to beginning babysitters. :-)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very helpful guide to a budding babysitter, February 7, 2001

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Elizabeth Elliott (Pawleys Island, South Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Babysitter's Handbook: So You Wanna Make Tons of Money (Plugged In) (Paperback)

I am becoming a babysitter, and this guide answered all of my many questions. It has everythin from finding clients safely to cooking an easy meal that kids love. The first aid guide has info on almost every accident that could happen. It has about 100 letters and advice from real babysitters. I strongly reccomend this easy to read book to any to-become babysitter, it was a great hel to me :)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep the age in mind, February 11, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ultimate Babysitter's Handbook: So You Wanna Make Tons of Money (Plugged In) (Paperback)

This is a well written babysitters guide. My problem with it is that it is written for 9-12 year olds and many states require that babysitters be 13 years old and have a babysitting class. If you aren't sure about your state's requirements (or didn't realize they existed), call your local department of Family and Children's Services and ask them the home-alone and babysitting age requirements.