babysitters - quick question

[mpc]

Do you provide dinner for your babysitter? Do you let them know ahead of time?

Tonight we are having our first non-family babysitter. She's coming over at 5. Am I supposed to leave food for her? 

[hocus2]

Paid sitter? No I don't provide a meal. Some bring their own, some order something, so might make a sandwich with things we have on hand.

I provide meals or pay for deliver is someone is sitting for me as a favor.

[stacyb1983]

Yes, if the sitter will be there at meal time. In the evening, I make sure to have snacks.

[ssmjlm]

I would probably tell them to help themselves to whatever we had. Our outside freezer has a couple frozen pizzas and some TJ's heat and eat type stuff.

[cinco]

I usually leave stuff for sandwiches and snacks.

[Deleted]

Yes.

I always have snacks and at least a frozen pizza or pasta kit on hand so it's NBD.

Sometimes I ask what they want earlier int he week, sometimes I just throw a few available options out and let them choose.

I usually just say, "Have at whatever you feel like." 

[anaps28]

I always let her know she can have it make anything in the fridge but she always brings dinner or eats before she comes.

[6fsn]

I would definitely feed them. If you don't plan on it, make sure they know ahead of time.

[londoncalling]

We leave enough money and let the kids pick to have something delivered. We cover her dinner.

[mpc]

Hmm ok. I had leftovers planned for DS to eat tonight. We usually grocery shop on saturday mornings, so the fridge is kind of sparse by friday night. There's some ramen in the pantry, lol. and cans of tuna. Maybe I will text and ask if I can pick up something for her.

[wavepool]

I do, because if not's family members, it's my students. I always feel like I should feed them! Sometimes they'll tell me ahead of time that they are bringing their own.

[dancingirl21]

I've never had anyone outside of family watch J but yes I always have food on hand and make sure to mention they can eat it. I would do the same for a paid sitter.

I babysat a ton when I was younger and almost all families provided food for me. Usually if I went as early as 5, I would eat with the kids (pizza, nuggets, whatever they were eating). Most families also provided snacks for after the kids went to bed.

[zarapipe]

if we don't have food in the house- like on Friday nights I tell her can pick up some takeout on her way to our house and I'll add it to what we owe her. We can't get delivery at our house in the sticks.

[ECB]

I try to have a few things on hand - fruit, snacks and sandwich stuff. I'll show them where everything is and tell them to help themselves.

Most seem to have eaten already or bring their own snack. Except one sitter who truly REALLY helps herself. It's fine, but it's SO much more than what others do, it always makes us LOL.

[sjh722]

We usually have family babysitters, but if it's over a mealtime, yes, at least frozen pizza or something.

When I was a teenager it was pretty standard to eat what the kids were eating or help yourself to something in the fridge/freezer.