I'm American, married to Bulgarian and living in the states.  We are expecting our first child in March.  This is a huge debate for us about who can watch our child.  He will not agree to having any teenager come to watch our child.  He's belief is that only grandparents can handle the job.  BTW, I started babysitting when I was 13 yrs old, it was for a teacher I had in 2nd grade.  I did that job until I was 16 when I could get a better paying job at Pizza Hut.