A tutor of the opposite gender as your child raises concerns in some parents. Currently, parents can never be too careful with a stranger taking advantage of their children. The possibility of misdemeanor or abuse strongly exists, which prompted many tutoring agencies to perform thorough background checks, including an FBI sex offender search, on all their professional tutors.

However, this concern may be needless. Focusing on the tutor’s gender prevents you from seeing the other good qualities of a tutor. The strict selection of in-home tutors assures parents that tutoring companies always hire reliable, well-trained and highly educated employees. When you really think of it, the worst that can happen is that your child will develop a crush on his or her tutor.

A good tutor will know what to do with a schoolgirl crush. A professional tutor will never encourage the infatuation to bloom. When you hire a tutor, check his credentials. When you meet him in person, your instincts will tell you whether that person is trustworthy or not.