Maybe it's just me, but if I am going to pay someone to watch my kids, I follow up with my kids to make sure that the babysitter actually does something fun with the kids instead of sit everyone in front of the TV. If we're going to be gone several hours, then sure, one movie with popcorn and M&Ms. But that's it. I like those babysitters who show up with a little kit full of fun activities and games for the kids, and I like the babysitter even better if she has had a CPR class. I guess it comes down to the fact that I want my kids to feel like the babysitter is a fun, encouraging person who cares about them -- that makes it easier for me to actually walk out the door without my kids in tow. Hmm...maybe all of this is the reason my husband and I rarely get a date night!
Additionally, I remember some of the things my babysitters watched on TV when I was little. One of them actually even woke me up and got me out of bed to watch a horror movie with her, because she was scared. Seriously, another good reason for a no TV rule while mom and dad aren't home. Either way, though, it's good to be very clear with a babysitter about what your kids are, and are not allowed to watch. Even if the babysitter is honorable, kids can sometimes have a sneaky way of getting an unsuspecting babysitter to believe, "Oh yeah, mom and dad let us watch this all the time!"
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