Video: The Social Anxiety of Babysitting
September 29, 2009
Author Miriam Forman-Brunell talks on the Brian Lehrer Show about the history of babysitting in America (also the topic of her book).
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Lolita, psycho nanny or the girl next door?
September 17, 2009
A beautiful co-ed and her friend take a baby-sitting job at a creepy old mansion only to discover that there is no baby and that they have become trapped in… READ MORE
Salon.com Gets Serious about Babysitting
July 22, 2009
Salon.com has a great interview with Babysitter author Miriam Forman-Brunell. It covers all aspects of the babysitting spectrum, from history.. Has there ever been a golden age of baby sitting?… READ MORE
Need a Babysitter? Call the Wall Street Journal.
July 14, 2009
In today’s issue of the WSJ… Babysitter: An American History By Miriam Forman-Brunell (NYU Press, 313 pages, $29.95) Review By LAURA VANDERKAM Like many girls, I began my adventures in… READ MORE