History Main / ChildCareAndBabysittingStories

* The 1993-95 ReligiousEdutainment series "''Secret Adventures''" has main character Drea Thomas frequently babysitting the children of her recently-widowed junior high principal, with the premise being a cross between ''Film/MaryPoppins'' and ''Series/McGeeAndMe'' (the latter of which Secret Adventures was something of a successor series for) in that the two kids, Rebecca and Matt Long, can see (and interact) with what's going on in Drea's imagination.

* In ''Literature/BabySittingIsADangerousJob'', Darcy is a teenage girl who is hired to babysit three rich kids, but ends up being kidnapped along with them and has to outwit them to escape with her charges.

Taking care of children and supervising them either for a short or a long time can be difficult and exhausting, both mentally and physically. If they're a baby, you have to change their diapers a lot, feed them, put them to sleep, etc. If they're a kid, you have to prepare them for school, help them with homework, deal with their tantrums, and so on. A SliceOfLife genre would show all these bittersweet moments of child care.

However, an interesting twist to this is to make the carer(s) the least suitable and least expected person ever to be burdened with the task of caring for a child. This character usually [[SinkOrSwimFatherhood becomes a caregiver unexpectedly without prior experience]]. The carer in question could be an [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]], a [[TheDon mafia boss]], or [[HumansThroughAlienEyes an alien who has no clue on how to deal with humans]], let alone raise a whole child. Or maybe the carer is a minor themself who still needs to be taken care of but has to take care of someone else now. And to spice things up, this domestic genre and theme would be combined with {{Action|Genre}}, {{Adventure}}, and even {{Horror}}. If it's a work leaning more toward realism, the carer would have to balance their own job or schoolwork and caring for the child. On the other hand, if it leans more toward adventure, then the carer will be juggling between their dangerous job and caring for the child while keeping the child from harm's way, especially if they're an ActionHeroBabysitter. This can often [[ChildrenRaiseYou shape the character tasked with babysitting and taking care of a child into a more sympathetic, responsible person]]. The babysitter and the child's relationship might also evolve into a BabysitterFriendship. That said, the carer doesn't have to be unsuitable or unwilling to qualify.

As for the child, they'd either be the epitome of an innocent, {{moe}}, {{cheerful child}}, or the spawn of the devil in mischief and playing pranks. They'll both tug at the carer's (and the audience's) heartstrings and drive the carer crazy with their endless schemes/brattiness at the same time. If they're a baby, they're more likely to be a {{straying baby}} who gives their guardians trouble. Regardless, the carer would get closer to the child(ren) and even grow fond of them in the process.

* ''Literature/TheBabysittersClub'' concerns a group of 12- to 14-year-old girls who form a babysitters' collective, share expenses, and publish a single contact number that can be used to hire any of them. The stories all feature the girls babysitting for children of varying ages and temperaments.

* ''Film/BedknobsAndBroomsticks'': During early UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, an English spinster who secretely trains as a witch takes three BlitzEvacuees under her care.

* ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby'': Three bachelors attempt to adapt their lives to de facto fatherhood with the arrival of the love child of one of the men. [[ForeignRemake American remake]] of tje French film ''Film/ThreeMenAndACradle'' below.

* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe, a Mandalorian BountyHunter finds himself in the care of a child of the same LongLived alien species as Master Yoda.

%%* ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby'': [[ForeignRemake American remake]] of ''Film/ThreeMenAndACradle'' below. %%
* ''Film/ThreeMenAndACradle'': Follows three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to de facto fatherhood with the arrival of the love child of one of the men.

* ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby'': [[ForeignRemake American remake]] of ''Film/ThreeMenAndACradle'' below.
* ''Film/ThreeMenAndACradle'': Followst three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to de facto fatherhood with the arrival of the love child of one of the men. Got an [[ForeignRemake American remake]], ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''.

* ''Film/ThreeMenAndACradle'': Three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to de facto fatherhood with the arrival of the love child of one of the men. Got an [[ForeignRemake American remake]], ''Film/ThreeMenAndABaby''.

** ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting2016'': Remake of the above. It basically has the same plot as the original above, but now the protagonist has her best friend helping her out in her adventures with her charges.

%%** ''Film/AdventuresInBabysitting2016'': Remake of the above. %%% This is a zero-context example. What does it revolve around? How does it fit the trope?

%%* ''Film/TheNannyDiaries'' is about a fresh university graduate being hired by a rich family after saving their son. %%% This is a partial-context example. Where's the journey of babysitting between the nanny and the kid? Please explain it into more detail because the context is vague