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[quote=Anonymous]Nanny here.

Let me put another face on this.  I don’t want anyone and everyone to know what I do for each family.  Each family is different.  A different schedule, different ages and numbers of kids, different strengths and weaknesses, different priorities and things they let slip, different baseline when I start.  What I do for one family has no bearing on what I do for the next.

Family A: I ran the household, supervising/helping kids cooking and cleaning the house, and doing the rest myself.  I homeschooled the kids, researching and devising curricula.  I scheduled dentist, doctor and optometrist appointments l, took the kids, scheduled follow ups as needed, and notified the parent of issues.  I handled all household funds, purchasing clothes for the parent and kids, all food, furniture, and supplies, and paying rent; any utilities that I could, I set to direct debit from the account.  Kids didn’t do camps, and I researched, asked for kids’ input and arranged all activities.  When there was a custody battle, I went back and forth with the parent, helped during visitation, helped research for residency arguments, and liased with GAL.
 
Family B: Most of my work directly with the kids focused on instilling manners and self-control, educating palate, devising coping mechanisms for special needs and helping find the strengths in the special needs while doing homework.  Minimal housework (none with kids), full cooking, full laundry.  I researched camps and activities, elicited kids’ opinions, and presented top three choices for each child and each time slot.  Parents did all medical, including selecting the providers and scheduling; I transported and helped with homework for OT.  I phased directly with teachers for kids’ best interest.

Family C:  Transportation to medical as needed, parents selected and scheduled.  Parents selected and scheduled camps/activities, at times without consulting kids.  Minimal household (including laundry), full cooking.  Lots of intense work on manners, self-control, coping mechanisms, eating presented food, etc.  Homework involved supervision more than help.

As you can see, things that weren’t necessary for one family were for another.  I negotiate based on the current family’s needs, not what my last family needed.[/quote]

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