Originally Posted by NotSoGifted
I do endorse the great babysitter (the TV). There is plenty of educational stuff on Netflix, though my kids often opt to watch mindless stuff.

I endorse the other kind of great babysitter-- the college student who is willing to run your child around at the playground and wear them down while answering the constant questions (and you rest or get something else done). Really, kids like these were made for a village.