Parents of children: Would you hire a male nanny / babysitter?

Question

Why or why not?

Answer 1

When my oldest son was a baby and I went back to work, a male friend of ours did look after him for a while, since he was out of work, and did a very good job of it.  But I probably wouldn't hire a strange man to do the job.

Answer 2

Very close friends of mine had a great guy who used to care for their kids on the rare occasion they needed someone to do this.

As they have two boys, it was actually a terrific arrangement, because the kids enjoyed spending time with a guy and it was good role modelling.

But like ANY child care arrangement, you wouldn't just grab the first passer by ~ care needs to be taken with anyone looking after kids.

Cheers :-)

Answer 3

No, not really ...... I know that sounds awful but I have a little girl and I'm terrified of something horrible happening to her. But on the other hand, I do leave her with my best friend's husband all the time. We've know each other since we were teenagers, and they have a 2 kids (one son, one daughter) so my daughter has 2 playmates. It's weird but my husband, her husband and my dad are the only males I trust her with.

Answer 4

If they were better for the job and had a great way with children I wouldn’t bat an eyelid. It wouldn’t bother me in the slightest to hire a male nanny/babysitter if they are right for the job.

Answer 5

When was 12 years old, me and my two younger sisters had a male babysitter.  He was great and he always had more energy to take us all to the park and joke around with us.  I don't think it's unsafe, but you shouldn't just leave your child with any babysitter without making sure they are credible. If you are hiring him from a service or you have a reliable source that says he's ok, then he probably is.

Answer 6

Neither - because I have in the past and he turned out to be a thief at age 13 - came home from work to find four 8' tall detectives who'd staked my apartment out because everyone on my floor had been robbed - but me (which was not true because he had stollen from me too but I hadn't noticed until after the fact).

Answer 7

a manny!

yes

Answer 8

If I need a babysitter, I would hire one. Doesn't matter if he is a male. If my kids like him, it's cool with me.

Answer 9

yes. but i would prolly b sceptical bout it

Answer 10

Only if he was really hot! Just kidding. I don't have kids, and I plan on keeping it that way.

Answer 11

Yes, After a standard federal back-round check. I think there are a lot of families out there that don't allow kids the influence of an adult male in their life, and so they miss out on the interactions and lessons.

However, whether the nanny was male or female, I would still have a nanny-cam hidden into the house. It's just people in general that I don't trust with my offspring.

Answer 12

These people d**n well better agree. How sexist would it be if they didn't?