Swap childcare in a babysitting co-op or among friends and family. This is Day 7 of our 31 Ways to Get More Done series. To read all the posts in order, visit the introduction post to see the outline for the …

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Try these creative babysitting exchanges to get FREE childcare when you want a night out.

Our neighborhood babysitting swap really did get us closer to the kind of community that has become increasingly rare for American families.

By babysitting another mom's child, then swapping duties, the author saved thousands of dollars in child care during the two years she did it.

WATERTOWN, Mass. — When Jenny Iverson and her husband left Utah last year, they didn’t just lose a tight-knit community of relatives. They lost their network of free baby sitters.

Swap vs. Co-op A larger, more formalized version of this exchange would be a babysitting co-op. In a babysitting co-op, a group of parents exchange childcare time using a point system. You earn points …

However, with the weakened economy, it may be hard for new parents to afford to take an evening off. This is how sitter swapping became a trend. According to Kake.com, a Massachusetts couple was …

This Mom Has Found The Absolute Best Way To Trade Babysitting With Your Friends They said it couldn’t be done, but @Abigaellanai has found a win-win-win parenting cheat code.

Enter the babysitting swap! It's a popular concept where couples with kids will take turns "swapping" babysitting duties with other couples they know so each can enjoy the occasional date night. My wife …