make your babysitter a part of your family. have them over for dinner or movie nights or game nights with your whole family-not just the kids. you're gonna get better childcare that way because your babysitter will have personal investment in your life and in your kids lives. they'll care more.
call and ask how your babysitter is without asking about childcare. ask about school, about their family, their job, their dating endeavors or whatever it is he/she is into. show that you care about their life too.
don't introduce the babysitter as "my little friend". OR. don't act as if the babysitter IS truly your friend and then introduce everyone else and then mutter, "oh yeah, that's the babysitter" as fast as you can. if you act like they're part of the family at home-don't treat them like hired help when you're out. just treat them the same all of the time.
Christmas, birthday, graduation and special occasion gifts are appreciated. chances are-the babysitter has your gifts waiting already. not giving a gift when it's a time when you probably should (christmas or birthday) makes you come off as inconsiderate. even if it's a card with a ten dollar starbucks gift card in it. do something to show that you appreciate their hard work. cause you know that taking care of your child (children) is not always a walk in the park. in fact, it's rarely a walk in the park.
okay, that's all for the moment. i'll update this later on.
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