As 2021 comes to an end, I find myself reflecting back on all the ups, downs and all-around from the last two years. 2020 hit Hello Sitter hard, just like it did to many other small businesses across the globe. Not many of you know...
In honor of #NationalBossDay (10/16/21), let’s take a minute to shout out and celebrate all the #BossBabes who are out there in the world, forging their own paths and taking their skills and passions directly to the people that need and want them - starting...
Hello Sitter favorite Lauren O. moved to NYC to be an actor, but at Hello Sitter, she feels she already has a part: role model. And she doesn’t take that responsibility lightly. “[Kids] help me to be a better person in my day to day...
Brooklyn native and Hello Sitter superstar Melanie R. is all about kids. She focused on developmental psychology in undergrad, currently works at parent coaching nonprofit Power of Two, and is very clued in when it comes to knowing what kids need most. "At the end...
Smart, funny, and a pro with kids: that’s Hello Sitter favorite Taitea D., a grad student who not only loves children, but also finds it super fulfilling to help said children’s parents! “The most deserving people in the world of some time off are parents...
How’s this for an only-in-New-York experience: your kiddos’ babysitter could be aspiring opera singer Emilyn “Emi” B., who’s in grad school studying voice at the Manhattan School of Music. The lovely Emi is already a star at Hello Sitter, consistently receiving top reviews and referrals...
Kind, patient, and empathetic: just some of the reasons Emma G. is a favorite of 22 Hello Sitter families and counting. And don’t forget imaginative: "I love when a child and I have invented a world together and they are so excited and involved," Emma...
Hello Sitter favorite Priscilla V. grew up in Queens, and traces her sitter experience back 14 years, when she began watching her many cousins and two brothers. And although she has her degree in business, she prefers babysitting over the corporate and retail positions she’s...
Featuring products created by Hello Sitter users While our sitters are engaging and entertaining the younger generation, NYC parents are often hard at work on really cool entrepreneurial projects and businesses. Here’s the proof: Hello Sitter parents created every single gorgeous product in our holiday gift...
Engaged, playful, kind, capable: superstar NYC sitter Megan M. is exactly the kind of person you want caring for your kiddos. Highly experienced – 15 years! – and extremely energetic (she runs marathons!), Megan receives rave reviews from Hello Sitter parents, who find her to...