Sittercity: Newsletter

Sitter Newsletter
August 2007

Goodbye, Fandago Bucks. Hello, Cash!

Now that summertime sitters are heading back to college, you may start to notice some nervous parents scrambling to find a school-year replacement. Why not help them out by referring them to Sittercity?

Now when you refer a parent to Sittercity, instead of Fandango bucks, you'll receive

$10 cold, hard cash!

Go to My Page and click on the referral image to start spreading the word and banking the cash!

Great Information to Help Sitters Handle the School Year

Don't tell the kids, but back-to-school season is rapidly approaching. Babysitters everywhere will soon be helping with homework, brainstorming new ideas for Show-and-Tell, and having discussions about the schoolyard bully – and will still be wishing they had more resources to help make this school year the best one yet.

Well, we found a one-stop resource filled with great back-to-school tips to help you survive the fall and beyond. Back2School2007 website will give you the straight scoop on important topics like how to help with homework and how to play a role in helping kids get better grades, as well as playful topics like Movie Parents: The Good, Bad and Ugly.

You can take quizzes, read the blog, and get inspired by stories of adults around the country with their tales of PTO involvement and how they improved their children's schools.

The articles are informative and not very long, so even the busiest babysitters can afford to take a look around. Check it out at www.back2school2007.com.

Don't Get Psyched Out Again

Have you ever sat for a child who did something so outrageous, it left you wondering, "What was he thinking?"

Adler School for Professional Psychology might have just the program to help supply you with answers to those and other mystifying children behaviors.

Founded in 1952, Adler School of Professional Psychology is the oldest independent school of Psychology in the United States. Whether you're intrigued by art therapy, family counseling, clinical hypnosis, or – what else? – child and adolescent psychology, Adler School has you covered.

Adler School is located in Sittercity's own Chicago, in the heart of downtown. To learn more, visit www.adler.edu.