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It doesn’t really depend on how old you are Penny but on other things. Like how mature you are for example. And there may be other reasons why a babysitter makes sense, like if you have a bedtime for example, where a babysitter will be able to make you stick to it. How old are you?

When the parents/gardians say. After all the said teen lives under their roof.

before dating......if you are dating the babysitter....maybe you dont need one

A lot of you have mentioned maturity. That was my mom's excuse to leave me with babysitters through my teens. I say excuse because I wasn't immature (although I looked young for my age). She was strict and controlling over me and didn't want me to have freedom when she left the house.

By the time I reached my mid-teens new babysitters (who weren't much older than me) often asked my mom why someone my age needs a babysitter. They would often remark that when they were my age they were already babysitting. My mom always used the same line "I'm sure you were more mature than he is...he is not mature". She would even point at me sometimes and say "look at him". That was not only humiliating, I felt it gave the babysitter a wrong impression about me.

Another reason I think my mom pushed the immature thing so hard is she wanted the babysitters to be strict with me, not just hang out at the house and get paid. She gave them a list of chores for me to do, a bedtime sbe wanted strictly enforced etc. By making me seem like some incredibly immature boy she made it more natural for the sitters to assume the role of authority figures.

I have some people wonder since I was a teenager did I ever try to make romantic moves on my babysitters since they were just a few years older than me (one girl even went to my same high school, I was a Sophomore and she was a Senior). The answer is girls are not attracted to boys who need babysitters. I didn't even try.

My parents would say you're too old when you prove you don't need it anymore.

As others have said, It depends on the teenager and if he or she needs it. I also think it depends on if its a large family where the oldest might be ok left alone but not with multiple younger siblings. Also it can differ if the parents are going to be gone later into the night or overnight. As a parent my preference is to have other parents, mostly church family, watch kids if need someone to watch (especially if we leaving overnight) and to repay the favor watching friends kids and sometimes teenagers in the situations. Teenagers today seem to think they are way older and should be trusted more than they shoudld be. Happy to chat or communicate by messenger with others if they want to.

I never had anyone baby sit for my kids, except during long hours/days I’d be away from home. But usually my children was left to do on their own when they reached nine yrs old. Like leave them three hours away because of work, or wait till I come home from work. And time gradually would increases whenever I see it fits.

Call them a teen sitter. You'll feel slightly better.

I still have a babysitter still also

I had one at 16

I believe it’s more about how responsible you are. Age is just a number, if your parents believe you need a sitter to me that shows how much they care for you.

the world changes I never had a babysitter from 13/14, I think it's still ok for a 14 year old to be left home alone

Any older than 12 is kind of weird to me.

it is not a question of age, but maturity.
An older teen, even young adult, may need a sitter

10

when your kids are regularly sleeping with your sitter

I think that all depends on the child who needs a babysitter. Maturity , responsible , trustworthy ..... If a child / teen isn't any of those or a parent just doesn't trust them to be by themselves... then a babysitter is what is needed.

Depends on the maturity of the Teen.

That is truly something that depends on the personality and responsibilities of the child and other factors such as what time of day it is and how long the parents will be away.

I had babysitters for a long time but I can’t remember the exact age. It’s what my parents wanted.

Some young teens need it..i have found that out while siting kids but some don't..happyt to chit chat

Does your teen babysitter have the authority to give you a spanking?

I would say like 10 but I still get babysat to

depends on the factors.

depends on the reason

No one is ever too old

12 is the typical age

How old are you

12 - 14

12