Should grandparents be paid for babysitting?
( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-10-23 08:48Editor's note: In China, grandparents usually help take care of their grandchildren while parents work full time. Many of them don't get paid, but the question is, should grandparents charge a fee for babysitting? You are welcome to share your opinion.
Shannon (UK)
Grandparents should get paid for babysitting if it is going to be an every day job. I think it's selfish to expect your parents to do it for free. You are asking them to take on a full-time job to help you out. I couldn't live with myself if I took advantage of my parents like that. Now I'm not saying you should pay them daycare prices, it's more of the thought that counts.
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A boy plays in front of people at a center for the aged in Longfu village, Du'an Yao autonomous county, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, June 27, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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