Rockers are sitters, too.

Singer Stephen Medd, an early influence on grunge singer April Lavigne, described her not only as a singer with promise but a great babysitter. “She babysat both my kids.” Medd said. “They will say to this day that she is the best babysitter we ever had.” Speaking of Lavigne, her former babysitter once called into Bellevue, WA radio station 97.1 FM at one point to request her song “Complicated,” and to reminisce about the singer, stating that “even back when Avril was a kid, she knew that she was something special.”

Do you think that a rock/grunge singer can also make a good babysitter?

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Oompa Loompas had nothing on Charlie when it came to babysitting.

Peter Ostrum, the child actor who played Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, was widely considered a great babysitter in his neighborhood before starring in Willy Wonka and eventually becoming a veterinarian.

What other child actors do you know that were also great babysitters? And who wishes that they lived next to Julie Andrews when she was young? (We’ll tell you one thing—anyone that used to have our CEO and Founder Genevieve Thiers as a babysitter is pretty smug now…)

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Little Eva

Little Eva, the singer to first introduce the song “The Locomotion” in the 1960’s, was asked to record the hit song while playing around musically with a piano during a babysitting job for songwriters Carole King and Gerry Goffin. Babysitting can take you places!

Have you heard of any other famous sitters who got their career started on a babysitting job?

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Lisa Marie Presley with Twins

Star Lisa Marie Presley is in the spotlight, but not for a good reason.  She’s facing legal action from her $650 a day nanny, Christine White.

Why?

Christine White the main caregiver for Presley’s 10-month-old twin daughters, Finley and Harper, is claiming that she’s been forced to work seven-day-weeks without any overtime pay, meal breaks, or even a few moments of rest.   While the Lisa Marie Presley example is the extreme and Mrs. White may have exaggerated her situation, it is important to make sure that you don’t overwork your nanny. Here are a few tips to help you maintain a successful relationship with your nanny.

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Looks like Kate Gosselin is in the news again. This time, it’s for getting caught on camera spanking her daughter, Leah.

Apparently, Leah kept blowing a whistle while Kate was on the phone. Kate lost her temper and smacked the 5-year-old right on the behind.

This is causing a big controversy on the blogs, but rather than getting lost in the debate, we want to use the firestorm to bring attention to the idea of discipline and how it relates to babysitters and nannies…

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We love the entire gang over at the TODAY show. Matt, Meredith, Al, Ann, Natalie — such fun to watch in the mornings! And let’s not forget Hoda, Kathie Lee, Amy Robach, Jenna Wolf and Lester Holt. They’ve got quite at team over there at NBC.

But the TODAY show just posed an interesting question. Out of that whole group, which one do you think would make the best babysitter?

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It seems like the whole entire world watched the season five premiere of Jon & Kate Plus Eight last night. It was definitely a different feel than any of the other Jon & Kate episodes… This one was filled with discomfort, tense moments and parental struggles that were actually pretty tough to watch.

Love her or hate her, one thing that most visitors to this blog will identify with is a Kate’s recent experience with her children in regards to their babysitter: the kids called Kate by the babysitter’s name.

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Cookie Magazine recently conducted an interview with actress, author, reality star and mom Tori Spelling in which she talks all about her family, her kids and the people in their lives — including their caregiver.

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Well, it’s not exactly hard news, but we’ve been getting into some great debates here on the blog, so we figured it wouldn’t hurt to post a “soft news” piece as a departure from the bigger stuff. Let’s get to it!
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She’s had dark roles as an assassin (Kill Bill) and a gangster’s girlfriend (Pulp Fiction), but Uma Thurman is taking on a much lighter role in her next film, Eloise in Paris — she’ll play the title character’s beloved nanny.
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J.Lo — are we still calling her that? At any rate, Jennifer Lopez has decided against hiring a nanny for her new twins, Max and Emme, instead opting to put her career on hold in order to be a full-time mom.
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Note to all nannies: Do NOT talk trash on Charlie Sheen around Denise Richards. True, they’ve gone through a bitter divorce and even more bitter custody battle, but that doesn’t mean it’s okay for a nanny to get involved.
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We almost started this post by calling it “Celebrity Baby Auction,” but, well, that’s just wrong. On so many levels. Instead, we’re going with something a little more accurate — the Celebrity Hand-Me-Down auction is taking place right now (through May 9) where you can bid on baby items that celebs no longer need.
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Crooner? Yes. Nicolette-Sheridan-dating musician? Yes. Babysitter? Not so much, according to Paula Abdul. Michael Bolton may be good at many things (like, say, growing his hair out), but babysitting doesn’t seem to be one of them.
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Two Kate Moss posts within one week of each other! Are we turning into a celeb gossip blog (or some twisted Kate Moss fan club)? Nope — the British supermodel just happens to have big things happening in the realm of child care. Here’s the latest…
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On New Year’s Eve last week, British supermodel Kate Moss found herself in a very familiar situation for parents everywhere: She had procrastinated and wasn’t able to find a babysitter. Her 5-year-old daughter is clearly too young to stay home by herself, so what was Kate’s solution to the New Year’s Eve sitter dilemma?
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Looks like Victoria Beckham is going to be doing some child care chores herself for a little bit. Just recently, word spread that not one, but TWO nannies quit their jobs working for this British power couple. So how bad was it?
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Think the world of celebrity nannies is all about posh playthings, gourmet snacks and mini Uggs? You’re half right, but not too many celebrity nannies would describe their jobs as glamorous.

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I found these random bits of celebrity babysitting rumors and facts online. Enjoy!
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I came across an article on bloggingbaby.com and was stunned to find out that before her days in My Girl and Freaky Friday, Jamie Lee Curtis invented the “Dipe ‘N’ Wipe”.
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I’m sure everyone will be sick of hearing about this one by tomorrow morning, but I thought I’d post my thoughts. For those of you who are not aware, Angelina Jolie said that adoptive parents are better suited to parenting that biological parents - see the original article at ContactMusic.com.
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