I know this came up in another thread, but we can get more into it here.

Does it bother you when people call you a 'babysitter' instead of a 'daycare provider'? How much does it bug you? I know that a babysitter is someone you pay to come to your house to watch your kids there for a few hours and what we do is SO MUCH MORE than that. But honestly speaking, it really doesn't offend me that much. Should it? Maybe if you tell me why it bugs you, i can understand better?

I wonder if people simply use the term baby sitter interchangeably with the term DCP? It used to be a generic term that applied to anyone caring for children (aside from centres), so i wonder if its just out of habit? Anyhow, we should be distinguished as a DCP and be called that by everyone. In my case, i know my DCparents use the term DCProvider, and if i do hear the term babysitter, i just find a polite way to say "well as little Billy's DCprovider, i think......"