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Babysitting
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Babysitting
照看婴儿

Learn the second conditional

Date: May 23 2012

Themes: Family, Work

Grammar: Second Conditional

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No matter how much you love your kid, it can be nice to have a break from parenting every once in a while. Luckily, there are plenty of teenagers out there who would like to earn some extra pocket money by babysitting.

Many American teenagers babysit as a first job. Often, they care for their neighbors’ kids, or the children of their parents’ friends. But some parents feel nervous about leaving their kids with a teenager, since teens don’t exactly have a reputation for being the most responsible group. Hear Mason and Amy talk about their babysitting experiences.

无论你多爱自己的孩子,也会觉得偶尔不照看孩子的感觉很好。幸运的是,很多青少年愿意照看婴儿,以此来赚取额外的零花钱。
很多美国青少年将照看婴儿作为第一份工作。他们经常照看邻居家的孩子或其父母朋友家的孩子。但有些父母则对将孩子交给青少年照看感到不安,因为青少年并不是最有责任感的人群。请听梅森和艾米谈论他们照看婴儿的经历。

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Amy

Amy

Mason

Mason

Amy:  Were you ever a babysitter, or is that something that only girls did in their teenage years?

Mason:  I actually was a babysitter, and because I was a guy babysitter, like I was kind of in high demand, because there aren’t a lot of that, and sometimes younger kids will want to have a guy around.

Amy:  Did you plan lots of games and stuff like that?

Mason:  There’s definitely a lot more roughhousing games with a guy babysitter.

Amy:  Exactly.

Mason:  But it was fun. I took it pretty seriously, like I went and got certified with the Red Cross and whatnot to do CPR and all that stuff. And even when I was that old, I couldn’t believe how much a babysitter can get paid.

Amy:  I know. I remember getting $20 tips as a teenage babysitter.

Mason:  Oh wow.

Amy:  I know.

Mason:  That’s kinda crazy.

Amy:  Maybe they were just feeling especially grateful to get away from their kids with all their temper tantrums and have a night off. Maybe they were just so relieved.

Mason:  Yeah. I can’t imagine what babysitters are getting paid now.

Amy:  Do you think, if you had a child, would you leave your child with the younger you? Or would you be a little bit more selective about choosing a babysitter?

Mason:  I would leave a kid with a younger me. I’m really lucky that I don’t have to think about this because all of my extended family is in town.

Amy:  Oh, that’s so nice.

Mason:  So when I need a babysitter, I’m just gonna give it to the fam.

Amy:  Right.

 

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Amy asks Mason if he babysat as a teenager. Mason says he babysat a lot. He was a popular babysitter because he liked to play games and roughhouse with the kids, and he knew CPR.

Mason and Amy agree that they were surprised by how much money they could make as teenage babysitters. Amy thinks that maybe the parents were so grateful for a night off, they were willing to pay their babysitters really well.

Amy asks Mason if he would leave his kids with the younger him, if that were possible. Mason says he would. But he doesn’t think he’ll need to have a teenage babysitter, since he has lots of family close by who will be happy to help out once he and his wife have kids.

Have you ever been a babysitter? Would you trust your kids to a teenage babysitter, or would you prefer to leave them with family?

 

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abaan

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

to me it makes no sense to leave your child with a teenage babysitter even if you know them well for they arent experienced enough they themselve need someone to take care of them ;)

05:49 AM May 23 2012 |

Joy900

Joy900

Japan

Baset : but you didn’t sleep ! any : DON’T DRIVE SOOOO FAST !


TAKE CARE !

02:37 AM May 23 2012 |

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Yemen

Joy : see you late ! we’ll talk about this later !!


 


I have to go to the airport now !!!!!!!!

02:28 AM May 23 2012 |

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Yemen



Joy :


This question you have been asked me many times before in different forms, but I never tired to discuss ( woman should stay at home ! ):


Joy : i told you before this :


women can not balance between work and family.





 So :



1- Woman should stay at home and care for her children.


2- Women should keep her career in order to set a good example for her family .


3- Woman should make whatever decision is best for her family .




with ths ways or by staying at home, mothers can ensure that their children have the best start in life, by giving them love , care and also she should devote as much time as she can do !!


If mother works outside the home !


 





A  close member of the family would be fine !





02:24 AM May 23 2012 |

Joy900

Joy900

Japan

Baset : i think a strange baby sitter is not an ideal solution,




What do you suggest to solve the problem?...



02:10 AM May 23 2012 |

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Yemen

Joy : that is true !


If parents decide to hire a young babysitter (teenagers )under the age , they must be prepared to take some responsibility for anything that should go wrong in their absence. Under some cases, the police will charge parents with negligence. You must also be prepared to take responsibility for the care and safety of your babysitter – including making arrangements in advance for the sitter’s safe return home . Never let a young babysitter travel home alone late at night ….

02:04 AM May 23 2012 |

Joy900

Joy900

Japan

Baset ;


It means : Parents need to think about all possible eventualities before leaving their children in the hands of someone else, someone under the age of 16. , any babysitter should be well prepared and armed with enough information to be able to cope with most situations that could arise.


01:56 AM May 23 2012 |

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Yemen

In fact , being a babysitter means that you have someone else’s life in your hands and that in itself is a responsibility.



In many cases of babysitting situations do end happily and when you consider the number of parents who engage babysitters to look after children, the disasters are few. But leaving children in the hands of other children increases the risk of harm.



in some cases , parents can be prosecuted and fined if they leave their children in a situation which a court might judge to be neglectful …. 



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