How to Hire Super Babysitters

"When is Sarah coming back to play with me?" my daughter asks. "Why don't you and Daddy go to the movies soon?" she suggests. "I'm coloring this very special picture for Sarah." Sarah, the goddess in question, is one of our teenage babysitters, and the entire family agrees that she's a terrific girl.

A good sitter, like a good hair stylist, is someone you want to have in your life. But how do you find a good sitter when you've just moved or had a baby and don't know what to look for and where to begin?