Babysitter

Babysitter

Author: Miriam Forman-Brunell

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2009-07-26

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0814727867

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On Friday nights many parents want to have a little fun together—without the kids. But “getting a sitter”—especially a dependable one—rarely seems trouble-free. Will the kids be safe with “that girl”? It’s a question that discomfited parents have been asking ever since the emergence of the modern American teenage girl nearly a century ago. In Babysitter, Miriam Forman-Brunell brings critical attention to the ubiquitous, yet long-overlooked babysitter in the popular imagination and American history. Informed by her research on the history of teenage girls’ culture, Forman-Brunell analyzes the babysitter, who has embodied adults’ fundamental apprehensions about girls’ pursuit of autonomy and empowerment. In fact, the grievances go both ways, as girls have been distressed by unsatisfactory working conditions. In her quest to gain a fuller picture of this largely unexamined cultural phenomenon, Forman-Brunell analyzes a wealth of diverse sources, such as The Baby-sitter’s Club book series, horror movies like The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, urban legends, magazines, newspapers, television shows, pornography, and more. Forman-Brunell shows that beyond the mundane, understandable apprehensions stirred by hiring a caretaker to “mind the children” in one’s own home, babysitters became lightning rods for society’s larger fears about gender and generational change. In the end, experts’ efforts to tame teenage girls with training courses, handbooks, and other texts failed to prevent generations from turning their backs on babysitting.


The Babysitter

The Babysitter

Author: Liza Rodman

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-06-28

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1982129484

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"Growing up on Cape Cod in the 1960s, Liza Rodman was a lonely little girl. During the summers, while her mother worked days in a local motel and danced most nights in the Provincetown bars, her babysitter--the kind, handsome handyman at the motel where her mother worked--took her and her sister on adventures in his truck. He bought them popsicles and together, they visited his 'secret garden' in the Truro woods ... Everyone thought he was just a 'great guy.' But there was one thing she didn't know: their babysitter was a serial killer. Some of his victims were buried--in pieces--right there, in his garden in the woods"--


Do Not EVER Be a Babysitter!

Do Not EVER Be a Babysitter!

Author: Michaela Muntean

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1338599313

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Fans of How to Babysit a Grandma and How to Babysit a Grandpa will love this hilarious misadventure in babysitting! Uncle Pig is babysitting his nieces and nephews, and he is clueless about what to do! His sister left him a handy list of ideas for how to entertain them, but Pig has a flair for misinterpretation (think Amelia Bedelia). When his tidy home erupts into messy chaos, what is a rookie babysitter to do? Turn to the reader for help, of course!


Best Babysitters Ever

Best Babysitters Ever

Author: Caroline Cala

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1328850897

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The launch of a funny new series about three 12-year-old best friends who start a babysitting club in their small California town. No parents. Unlimited snacks. And, okay, occasionally watching other people's children. What could possibly go wrong?


How To Be a Babysitter

How To Be a Babysitter

Author: HowExpert

Publisher: HowExpert

Published: 2011-10-07

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13: 1647588960

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If you want to know how to be the best babysitter, then this "How to Be a Babysitter" guide is what you need to read! You can become the best babysitter by getting this step-by-step guide. In this guide, you will discover what you need to do to become the best babysitter, especially if you want to do it for a living. By reading this book you will learn the essentials required to be the best babysitter. Some include: - How to make a living babysitting. - How to make a difference in a child’s life. - How to become known as a good caregiver. - Boost your skills that can save a life, or handle an emergency. - Develop new skills to work in an organization helping children. - How to start your own babysitting business. - Impact a kid's life in a positive way. Each chapter will give you requirements, advice, suggestions and more tips on how to be a great babysitter. Applying the tips inside this book will put you a step above the rest of the candidates. About The Expert Tina Crowther has been caring for children off and on for over 20 years. She started babysitting kids at the age 12. She enjoys caring for kids, so much so that took some child-related courses in college, such as child psychology. Babysitting wasn’t just about watching kids for Tina, it was to understand them and interact with them at their age level. Back when Tina Crowther was growing up she was more of a tomboy; she climbed trees, played tag, and played neighborhood baseball. She wasn’t into Barbie and dresses but one thing she did like was caring for her 5 Cabbage Patch Kids like a mom does for her child. Then at age 12, she became a big sister, so she could play pretend with a real baby! In fact, she was like a second mother to her sister. She would babysit when her mom and step-dad worked late or went out. She then began to babysit her younger cousins and children of her mom’s friends. When Tina was 18 she began working in schools as an assistant and then as a substitute teacher, which she currently does now. Tina has worked at various schools, caring for many different children, including special education children and children with disabilities. Caring for children is something that comes naturally to her. Take away a little piece of advice from Tina Crowther: “Kids are a sponge ready to soak up all the information that comes their way; teach them, love them and care for them. They will take that with them into adulthood and will pass it along to their offspring. It doesn’t matter if you are their parent, teacher or neighbor, we all have an impact on a child’s life.” HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.


The Babysitter

The Babysitter

Author: Ed Gorman

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Published:

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13:

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Screaming and violent, little Jenny had never behaved as such—until The Babysitter. As the teenager entered the house, the grandmother was aware of her striking, disturbing beauty—a disturbing beauty that hides an ancient curse.


Babysitter

Babysitter

Author: Joyce Carol Oates

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2022-08-23

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 0593535189

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From one of America’s most renowned storytellers—the bestselling author of Blonde—comes a novel about love and deceit, and lust and redemption, against a backdrop of shocking murders in the affluent suburbs of Detroit. "Hannah’s unreliable, elliptical narrative is seductive and compelling, like following someone into a fever dream ... [Oates] is in no hurry to trigger the action, dropping tiny morsels of foreshadowing to keep us on our toes." —The New York Times Book Review “Unsettling, mysterious, deft, sinister, eerily plausible.” —Margaret Atwood, best-selling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments, via Twitter In the waning days of the turbulent 1970s, in the wake of unsolved child-killings that have shocked Detroit, the lives of several residents are drawn together with tragic consequences. There is Hannah, wife of a prominent local businessman, who has begun an affair with a darkly charismatic stranger whose identity remains elusive; Mikey, a canny street hustler who finds himself on a chilling mission to rectify injustice; and the serial killer known as Babysitter, an enigmatic and terrifying figure at the periphery of elite Detroit. As Babysitter continues his rampage of abductions and killings, these individuals intersect with one another in startling and unexpected ways. Suspenseful, brilliantly orchestrated, and engrossing, Babysitter is a starkly narrated exploration of the riskiness of pursuing alternate lives, calling into question how far we are willing to go to protect those whom we cherish most. In its scathing indictment of corrupt politics, unexamined racism, and the enabling of sexual predation in America, Babysitter is a thrilling work of contemporary fiction.


Babysitting Basics

Babysitting Basics

Author:

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780736864626

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"An overview for pre-teens and teens of the many aspects of babysitting"--Provided by publisher.


Babysitter's Business Kit

Babysitter's Business Kit

Author: Harriet Brown

Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated

Published: 2007-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781593691868

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Girls can learn to be the best sitter on the block with this kit that includes helpful information on how to care for kids, please parents, and make smart business decisions. It contains business cards, a client address book, a game pad, reward stickers, parent checklists, and a copy of "The Babysitter's Handbook." Consumable.


Benjamin McFadden and the Robot Babysitter

Benjamin McFadden and the Robot Babysitter

Author: Timothy Bush

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780517799857

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When Benjamin McFadden reprograms his robot Babysitter to be more fun, he discovers that there is such a thing as too much fun.