Very well said Malfoyish, you pratically took the words right out of my mouth, or should I say, my heart...like yourself, I admit I would have to agree with what ^Angel^ indicated above...having someone at least 18 years or older...and it's not just *thinking* that any family member could commit such acts such as molestation, abuse, etc...it's more of TRUST...to trust family members to provide the kind of quality care watching our own child(ren) with unconditional love and support/rapport....
Btw Banjo, out of due respect for ^Angel^'s own opinions and choice of the matter in regards to whoever she desire to have as providers for care-taking of her own children...and of course, she is well and more capable of being able to choose while at the same time being aware of certain immoralities that seem to have befallen our society with such decadence even within a family...but rest assure, she knows WHO to trust and seek to watch and care for her sons...there's no point to drag this any further than what she already has indicated...like ^Angel^ mentioned, every parent(s) have their own opinionated standards of what they believe in and what's best for providing care of their child(ren)....
Although, I will add that there are certain programs implemented and in place to provide 'training', 'education' for young teenagers wanting to babysit...teaching them to learn how to deal with each kind of possible scenarios and situations...I know of one family that has two teenagers daughters that took this 'course' via a hospital...providing them with the means to carry out the respondsibilities for babysitting...upon completion of this course, they were given a certificate and much valueable information and the know-how to utilize their skills to provide the kind of professional care and trust to babysit....
Lastly, it is a matter of judgement (like Malfoyish mentioned above) AND trust for whomever is to provide quality care of our child(ren)...and with God's Help and prayers, we'll be that much more better equipped to assure our child(ren)'s safety and well-being!
