How much do you pay your relative to watch your baby ?

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I’m debating on going back to work and was wondering how much do you guys pay your babysitter/relative to watch your baby while you go work not sure how to figure out what is right.

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My mom watches my son and honestly would never ask to be paid. But I took the initiative and started paying her $1000 a month because I was able to afford to and shes my mom  and goes above and beyond for my baby.

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$35-50 a day is what we would pay.

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I paid my step-mom $10 an hour. She didn't want any money but she's struggling a bit so we agreed to $10 as she wouldn't take more than that but I would have paid at least $20 since that's the low end in my area for qualified sitters or day care centers

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In my family. We all pay like $10-$20 a day depending on how much care is needed, especially if they will provide care daily, on a week by week basis. If it just every once in a while then that’s different. Also, some family members don’t need payment or want payment for whatever reason but it’s nice to offer, you never know if someone needs a little extra cash...

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Other than one time where my grandma asked me for $5 each day she watched her to also end up helping me out a little bit during the summer and the other days she didn’t have her and I sent my daughter to the boys and girls club, none of my family have ever really asked or expected payment when it came to helping me out with child care.

How much do you pay your relative to watch your baby ?

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