They harvest American crops, build American houses and baby-sit American children, but often cannot get driving licences or social benefits.

ECONOMIST: The Hispanicisation of America

And, of course, it made it easy for me to baby-sit.

NEWYORKER: In Plain View

My children were so obsessed that they had their baby sitter also sit the Tamagotchi when they were off taking ice-skating lessons, or whatever.

WSJ: The Evocative Power of Toys