Do you provide dinner for babysitters?

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We have a sweet 14yo coming to babysit at 6pm tonight. Normally, we have her come at 7, but I feel like 6 is more dinner time?
Would you just ask if she needs dinner? Ask her mom if we should provide dinner? Or have something easy in the freezer for her to heat up & let her know it’s in there?
Idk what to do! Thanks!

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When I would babysit, I would eat before going to the house. Sometimes parents had something for me, and sometimes they didn't. I would prepare something for her or at least have a variety of healthy snacks for her to help herself to.

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When I have someone babysit around dinner I usually order pizza delivery and leave the money

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I would tell her she’s welcome to anything if she’s going to be the one cooking dinner

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I would definitely prepare something for her

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Order a pizza or something. I always do it if I have someone babysit. It's easier for everyone and if your kiddo wants something more to wat theres pizza lol

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I always tell my sitter she’s welcome to anything in the fridge, but I don’t buy and prepare extra to have enough for a guest either.

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when I would babysit they usually had me give the child dinner and they would buy a pizza for myself and the child to share. 
I would LOVE it (maybe because I love pizza😂) but it would be a guarantee I would come back.

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When I babysat I would eat before BUT they would almost always tell me to “help myself to any food”.

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When I would babysit most parents would either prepare food for me and the kids or would let me help myself to the fridge

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When I was a nanny, the parents usually had something picked out beforehand, tell me what they chose, but I would cook it. I just ate whatever the kids had

Do you provide dinner for babysitters?

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