Do you exchange babysitting with neighbours or friends?

**homesteadmamma** · 01-10-2006, 06:38 PM

This is something I really miss. While in the city, we had a group of 4 families who exchanged babysitting each other's kids. It was so nice to be able to go out and not worry about your kids.

I don't have that here and it's something I miss dearly.

**mom2matty** · 01-10-2006, 06:43 PM

Not anymore since my dks are 18 and 12 but when they were little a very good friend and I would exchange babysitting on Saturday nights........her dks are the same age as mine and we would keep her dks for 4 hours while she and her hubby had a date night and then the next week they would keep our dks so dh and I could have a date night.........it worked out perfect for us!!

**babymav** · 01-10-2006, 06:44 PM

Yes we do this. I works out well too!

**QuilterMom** · 01-10-2006, 06:47 PM

No, we don't have anyone to babysit or to exchange that favor with.

**baxjul** · 01-10-2006, 06:51 PM

All of our friends have kids that are grown and over 19. We are the only one's with a small child

**Jeanna** · 01-10-2006, 07:52 PM

When ours were smaller my sister in-law would exchange with me. Her oldest is just a month older than my youngest and my son at that time loved to play with the babies so it worked out well. We did use a couple girls from the church if we wanted to go out to dinner. The kids loved them.

**Emerald_Mommy** · 01-10-2006, 10:07 PM

My parents watch my girls but I also watch my younger brother for them sometimes. We also have friends that we trade babysitting with. It works out nicely!