![]() ![]() We can give you insight based on our experience. (I work with 1st time parents) We support you in your parenting and help you navigate the ins and outs of raising children and help you build confidence in your decisions. We address and support the whole child and promote healthy development in all areas Physical, social/emotional, intellectual, and language development. ![]() We plan outings, arts and crafts activities, prepare and feed healthy meals, teach responsibility, kindness, independence, self help skills, and work on age appropriate learning activities. I've come to be considered part of the family by my current NF and I take my job caring for them VERY seriously.īabysitters are primarily responsible for keeping children safe, fed, and happy for relatively short periods of time.Ī Nanny steps in as part of the parenting team and invests themselves and their expertise in raising a healthy, happy, and secure child. When you're a nanny you are, in my opinion, a lot more than a friend. You have to learn how to tell the kids no, which is usually the hardest part for many babysitters in my experience.Īfter about 4 months of me in the house and getting used to seeing me every day (as opposed to a few times a month) hes usually very excited to see me and I can usually find him bouncing on the side of his crib chanting "nani nani!" (Me-nanny) when I first arrive because to him it's almost like when his dad gets home from work. You have to learn how to deal with tantrums as a nanny in a way babysitters usually don't have to deal with. He wasn't on a schedule and his mother asked me to start him on one because she hadn't been able to. He did NOT like a stranger coming into his life (he was about 9 months when I did) and changing everything. I care for both him AND his mother because she is physically disabled and requires help with most things. My current NK is a 1 year old boy and he definitely took some time adjusting to me. You usually also have to have skills that most baby sitters wouldn't, ie CPR certificates, the ability to plan out nutritious and non-repetetive meals, the ability to teach the child important skills be they motor or educational skills, the ability to understand the childs personality and adapt accordingly, and the ability to handle extremely stressful situations (I recently had to stay overnight because my NM had severe medical complications and had to go to the ER for example) You almost hit the nail on the head, being a babysitter is somebody who comes over every once in a while and is basically there to play.īeing a nanny is almost like stepping up and being a third parent (almost) you help with learning, you have to discipline when necessary, you give baths, you cook them food, you plan out fun activities so they aren't bored, you take them out sometimes to places like the park or maybe to get a special treat if they've been really good (with the parents permission of course) and you have to learn to learn the childs personality. I know you guys take pride in what you do and that your approach to childcare is very thoughtful - so from your perspective, what would you say differentiates nannying from babysitting? So I would like to give her some more information about what being a nanny really means and what kind of role she plays in the children's lives. Since she's new and young, and based on your recommendations, I want to "train" her well - and she was VERY receptive to this and said she truly appreciates being told how we want her to do things. (Interestingly teaching and nursing do count, which I feel like is even more different!) But this just got my thinking about it more. ![]() The site boasted in multiple places that they only recommend nannies with professional childcare experience and babysitting doesn't count. Later I was looking at the website of the best nanny agency in town to get some salary info. But overall I'm not sure I explained it well. she had mentioned that she doesn't enjoy discipline, and a babysitter can be mostly just "fun" but a nanny has to participate in teaching the kids to behave. I mentioned something about how she doesn't have nannying experience, and she asked whether babysitting doesn't count because isn't it the same thing? I feel like it's not quite, so we talked a little about some differences - i.e. After the really helpful feedback you guys gave me about hiring a new/inexperienced nanny (thank you!), I moved forward with the in-person interview, and I liked her so much. ![]()
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