Im Old Enough To Babysit

Even though babies are as big as me, I enjoy babysitting. The correct age to babysit is age of 15. I think it's the appropriate age because when your 15 you are in high school. Majority of high school students had an experience of babysitting. Either its babysitting their siblings, friends etc. I'm 15 and I love working with kids, but its a certain age group I can deal with. I visited daycares a month ago and asked to volunteer. It didn't work out. You had to be 16 or older. I currently babysit two of my family members. One is my cousin who is 9 months when I started babysitting him. I stopped when he was 1 years old. I was 14 or 13 then. The other was my nephew, I started babysitting him at the age of 5 months and I'm still babysitting him. He's about to be 2. Enough about me, The leading average of 15 year olds babysitting is 71%. For the of 14 year olds its 78% & for 16 year olds its a 100%. I'm not understanding why the percent for 14 year olds to babysit is higher than a 15 year old to babysit a child. I've recently heard a mother was cautioned for leaving her 14 year old son to babysit his 3 year old brother. Now that doesn't make any sense. "There are no laws about the minimum age of a babysitter, but it's sensible to choose someone aged 16 or older." But it's not just about the age. If you would like to ask a teenager to babysit, you will need to decide if they are responsible enough to look after your child.