Geez, I'm glad I never had to really think about the "risk management" aspect of male vs. female. The great thing about rural living is that everyone I've entrusted my kids to is either a relative or someone I've known a long time. Twice we've run into bad experiences, both involving female caretakers. The day care center I paid for a while was shut down for a long list of violations. And a relative invited my kids over for a play date once, which we did one day when I was out of daycare options. I later learned she fed her own kids lunch, but not mine because I didn't send food! That problem never occurred to me because I'll always feed a kid at my house.
And now they are all old enough to babysit other kids.
And now they are all old enough to babysit other kids.
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/05/05/texas-if-you-find-bigfoot-you-can-legally-kill-him/