How much does a sitter cost these days? Well, that depends on who you ask. Pricing has risen over the years, and it has parents talking this summer.
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What’s the going rate for a babysitter in metro Detroit?
We asked parents how much they pay on average for a sitter and our facebook comments were flooded with answers from $12/hour all the way to $40/hour. So we wanted to know why that range is so big.
For Destiny Tate, a mother of two, finding a babysitter was a big challenge.
“I have a 1-year-old and a 4-year-old,” the Clinton Township parent said. “I was having issues finding it on the weekends on Saturday. And I would call off like every Saturday and I would get in trouble at work so it was a pretty big issue.”…