Would you look for a sitter online?

[NikkiDoll]

I need to find a sitter to care for our kids occasionally. Would you use a service such as care.com where you can find someone to watch your kid(s)? They do background checks, and I would be able to meet them beforehand, but I'm still a little nervous about it.

[Lunarprancer]

I dunno, that would be weird for me.....

[Lunarprancer]

...but, if there wasn't an alternative I likely would.  Would still be weird =0)

[KelliansMom]

I would use care.com or a site like that ...but i wouldnt look for one on craigslist 

[StoneColdKiller]

Me personally NO

[Hannahluvsdogs]

This

Quoting KelliansMom:

I would use care.com or a site like that ...but i wouldnt look for one on craigslist 

[MicheleJM]

If it was a reputable site, maybe. I found sitters by word of mouth from people I knew.

[RobinBright]

It's a decent starting place, no more dangerous than meeting someone at the playground or preschool. I would absolutely interview, get references, and supervise short periods with the kids before actually hiring a sitter though, no matter where I met them.

[FooLynRoo]

I've gotten plenty of jobes from care.com and sittercity.com

[Yellowlily333]

I am on that site. I submitted to the background check and I have had 3 families contact me on there. :)

[WhenInRome]

Honestly, no. The only people I trust with my child are the people in my immediate family and maybe like 4 of my friends. Not saying I don't trust all my friends, I just know these specific people have been around kids a lot.