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Virtual babysitting helping families take a break

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Virtual babysitting helping families take a break
Virtual babysitting helping families take a break

"Parents are stressed, kids are stressed.

We all need these little breaks."

PRESSURE --THROUGH VIRTUALBABYSITTERS.SOT"PARENTS ARESTRESSED, KIDS ARESTRESSED.

WE ALLNEED THESE LITTLEBREAKS."LITTLE BREAKSCOURTESY OF AVIRTUAL BABYSITTER- READY TO STEP IN ATYOUR REQUEST TOKEEP THE KIDS BUSYOVER A FACETIME ORZOOM CALL.SOT"THE BABYSITTERS ARETRAINED, THEY KNOWWHAT IS AGEAPPROPRIATE ANDTHEY KNOW WHAT ISFUN AND THEY HAVETHE SESSION PLANNEDOUT BEFORE ITHAPPENS"STEPHANIE AFRICK ISTHE FOUNDER OFSITTERSTREAM-- ANON-DEMAND VIRTUALBABYSITTING SERVICE.THE MOTHER OF FOURFROMMASSACHUSETTSLAUNCHED THEBUSINESS A MONTHAGO.NATSSHE SAYS SHE'SALREADY RECEIVEDHUNDREDS OFAPPLICATIONS.HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.SITTERSTREAMCHARGES 15-DOLLARSFOR A HALF-HOURSESSION AND 22 FORAN HOUR.

AFRICK SAYSSHE MATCHESBABYSITTERS WITHFAMILIES BASED ONNEEDS ANDPERSONALITIES.HER STAFF INCLUDESBABYSITTERS FROM AWIDE RANGE OFBACKGROUNDS FROMTEACHERS ANDSCIENTISTS TOCOLLEGE STUDENTS.SOT"WE HAVE SO MANYTHINGS THAT THEBABYSITTERS ARETRAINED TO DO..

WEHAVE MOMENTSWHERE WE HAVE ACHILD ON THE FLOORDOING YOGA, ANDTHEN WE PLAY SIMONSAYS OR CREATE THEALPHABET WITH THEIRBODIES."ALL MUST BE VERIFIEDBEFORE YOU OPEN THEVIRTUAL DOOR AND LETTHEM IN YOUR HOME.SOT"IT'S TAKING THESEMOMENTS ANDHELPING US SET UPOUR DAY AND NOT BESO STRESSED."THE IDEA IS GROWING.OTHER SITESOFFERING SIMILARSERVICES INCLUDE"SITTERCITY" AND "THEBABYSITTING CLUB."AS FOR SITTER-STREAM, AFRICK SAYSHER SERVICE IS HERETO SAY, BECAUSE EVENWHEN THIS PANDEMICIS OVER, MOM AND DADWILL ALWAYS NEED ALITTLE BREAK.TO HIRE A SITTER ORAPPLY TO BE ONE,LOOK FOR THE LINK ATWKBW.COM.RT 7EWN.

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