In the past, CareFinder has written about cultural differences in Japan, including advice for families when working with the diverse array of sitters in our community. It's not a bad idea to check out those articles, as they have some useful insights into common cultural misunderstandings when working with Japanese families. You can read them here and...
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One of the great things about working with CareFinder is the freedom and flexibility sitters have in setting their own calendars. Maybe you have classes or other responsibilities that you need to schedule around; with CareFinder, the jobs you accept are entirely up to you!
While some people work on CareFinder as a supplement to a job they work elsewhere, it is an amazing platform if you want babysitting to be your main source of income. Most sitting jobs in the CareFinder community pay much more than the hourly wage in Japan, so you can earn more in less time doing what most would...
Ouchi Eigo Job 101
2023-07-28
In recent years, at-home language tutoring in Japan has grown in popularity. Instead of focusing on intensive weekend classes with rote vocabulary lessons, Japanese parents want their children to acquire language skills naturally, through play and other activities. After all, this is how we all learn to speak our first language!
As such, many families are interested in having babysitters read or sing to their children in a language different from their own, or provide homework help on language assignments. And that's why CareFinder began offering jobs for exactly that: relaxed, low...
Part of CareFinder's mission is to create a community in which sitters and families are able to develop respectful, supportive, and lasting relationships with one another. We believe this is important for successful babysitting; it indicates that — most importantly! — the children are being well cared for.
As we encourage sitters to build strong connections with the families they work with, however, we also caution becoming overly comfortable with them. As much as the job requires collaboration and, often, personal conversations and situations, it is important to remember that the...
What to do with a difficult child?
2023-06-30
Babysitting can be a lot of fun. You get to hang out with and take care of so many wonderful children, each of them a joy in their own way! Except...
... sometimes, children can be difficult . Maybe they're overtired, or hungry, or at a developmental stage where temper tantrums are more frequent than not. Maybe there is something happening in the home or at school that causes them to act out. Maybe they have a behavioral disorder.
Whatever the case may be, it's not uncommon to encounter a child who isn't in the best spirits or on their best behavior. As a...
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