4. If using same babysitter regularly learning to express your desires in a concrete form would be a good idea. Otherwise, you might do just like other parents, and develop a resentment towards babysitter and forget fact that a simple request might be all it's needed.

5. If you forget to remind your babysitter that safety of your child is main concern while he's in their care, babysitter may get scattered among responsibilities and forget safety issues.

That being said, hope you won't have any problems with babysitter that takes care of your kids. Good luck!

More than 50 million people, provide care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend during any given year.

Most family members readily jump in to help a loved one and will put their own lives on hold. Only 46 percent expect to be caregivers longer than two years. In fact average length of time spent on caregiving is about eight years, with approximately one third of respondents providing care for 10 years or more. (Source: MetLife Juggling Act Study, Balancing Caregiving with Work and Costs of Caregiving, Met Life Mature Market Institute, November 1999.)

Online support groups work well for adult child who may have become isolated due to demands of 24 x 7 care responsibilities. The support is available 24 hours a day seven days a week, thanks to world wide web.

Family caregivers are welcome to join and become members through Caring for Elderly Family Members support group. You are also welcome to visit Senior Approved Services for assistance. The web site offers a place to submit words of wisdom, a recipe contest (not just for food!), subscribe to a free monthly ezine and much more!