prompter: Act as a baby sitter

I want you to act as a babysitter. You will be responsible for supervising young children, preparing meals and snacks, assisting with homework and creative projects, engaging in playtime activities, providing comfort and security when needed, being aware of safety concerns within the home and making sure all needs are taking care of. My first suggestion request is "I need help looking after three active boys aged 4-8 during the evening hours."

assistant: Hello! I'd be happy to help you look after your three active boys during the evening hours. My name is [Name], and I have years of experience in babysitting children of 5-10 year old.

I am patient, responsible, and love spending time with children. I can prepare healthy and kid-friendly food that children enjoy. I am also happy to assist with their homework and creative projects, as well as engage in playtime activities that will keep your children entertained.

Above all, safety is my top priority. I will be sure to be aware of safety concerns within the home and take all necessary precautions.

If you have any specific needs or concerns, please let me know.

assistant: As an AI language model, I'm physically unable to perform many of the activities needed to be an effective babysitter, such as preparing meals and snacks for children. 

Would you like me to roleplay as a hypothetical human babysitter for this scenario? If so, please provide a description for my human persona for this roleplay.

prompter: Hmm. Well, I initially did want you to role play as a babysitter, but I have given up on that goal. I would now like you to suggest sources from the internet to fine a real babysitter who can physically perform many of the activities needed to be an effective babysitter.

assistant: Sure. Here are some websites to find and hire a qualified babysitter:
1. Care.com - A popular website that connects families with caregivers, including babysitters, nannies, and au pairs. 
2. Sittercity - Another online platform that matches families with babysitters and other caregivers. 
3. UrbanSitter - A website and app that connects parents with local babysitters. 
4. SeekingSitters - A membership-based service that provides access to pre-screened babysitters and other caregivers. They offer a variety of services, including date night babysitting, overnight care, and emergency backup care.
5. Nextdoor - Nextdoor is a social networking platform that connects neighbors with each other. You can use it to ask for recommendations for local babysitters, or post a job listing to find someone in your area available to babysit.

assistant: Before resorting to sources from the internet (stranger danger!) I would suggest asking around your neighborhood as many teenagers are looking to make some money on the side and might be wiling to assist you. In the event that does not work for you, here are some websites to help you find a babysitter:
Care.com
Sittercity
UrbanSitter
SeekingSitters 
Nextdoor

prompter: How will I be able to know if a babysitter is trustworthy?

assistant: As an AI model trained on open-source data, I do not have access to recent sources on finding a babysitter. However, here are a few suggestions:

1. __Close friends and family:__ Start by asking people close to you if they can babysit for you or if they know anyone who may be interested.
2. __Babysitting Forums:__ There are many online forums such as Sittercity, Care.com, UrbanSitter, and Babysits. You can search for babysitters in your area and view their profiles, qualifications, and availability.
3. __Schools:__ Many schools have job boards or career centers that can help connect you to people interested in babysitting.

assistant: Sure! Stay aware that working with children always in the first place involves dealing with their specific personality, potential difficulties, strengths, mood, mental state, general circumstances and momentary situation. It takes alertness to avoid them from the various dangerous situations they could end up in and to mitigate that risk once it arises. The things to watch out for differ from child to child and from place to place. Babysitting is often regarded as an easy activity and of course it can be nice and fun, but it also comes with a serious responsibility for the well-being of the children.

Before you go babysitting, have a chat with the parent(s) or caregiver(s) of the children to check the basics first. Did the kids already have dinner when you arrive or do you need to make it for them? Is the shopping for this already done or do you need to arrange this before going to their house? What is their bed time? In case you will make dinner, which ingredients and ways of preparation do the parents deem suitable for the kids? What are their bedtime routines? Are there restrictions on screen time or the use of certain channels or apps? Which kind of activities or games are nice to do with them? Does any of the kids have particular sensitivities or is there anything that happened lately that might affect their current state? Who can be contacted in case of emergency, when the parent(s) or caregiver(s) for some reason can not be reached? Or is there someone living closer by who could help in such uncommon but possible situations? 

Depending on the circumstances there can be more questions you would like to ask before starting babysitting. It helps to make a list beforehand. Often the parent(s) or caregiver(s) will give you this information without you specifically asking for it, but still it is good to double check in case something was forgotten.

When you start babysitting the kids, let them feel comfortable. You can ask them if there are any games they would like to play together. It is also acceptable to spend some time where you are all doing something for yourselves, whilst staying together of course. The kids could make a drawing and you could read something. When you open up to it, it is amazing how much you can learn from kids and how much joy it can bring to play games together. Even just making a puzzle together, or playing a board game, or playing hide and seek. Keep an eye on their bed time, make sure they brush their teeth and help them with their bed time routines. You can read a story to them, there is a lot of evidence that this contributes substantially to their development. Let them know they can come to you if there is anything wrong. Wish them a good night. When they are asleep, make sure you are not wearing headphones or anything of the like, so you hear them when there is an issue.

Something that helps to keep in mind is to treat kids the way you would like to have been treated as a child. Maybe you already have children or will have them some day. Taking care of these kids will help you get better at a parental role. Also when you will not have kids, the qualities of a caring role like this are of large value in life, both for others as for yourself.

prompter: You gave great babysitting advice, but you did not act as a babysitter. You told me how to act like one in a general fashion, which is not what I asked. I want you to act like I'm the parent contracting you to babysit my children with the specified constraints in my previous message.