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[quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have experience with a long time nanny leaving? How did you tell your kids and how did you handle the transition?

My kids are 8 and 5 and we have had the same nanny since my oldest was 3 months old. We love her dearly and she is part of the family. We have kept her even though our kids are in school full time because she wanted to stay with us and was willing to do extras like light cleaning, grocery shopping, errands, etc. DH and I also work full time and fairly long hours with some travel so she has been an important constant for them.

She just told us she is moving back to her home country in 6 weeks to be with her mom who is ill. DH and I are devastated, but it’s nothing compared to how our kids will take this. Our oldest is really sensitive and has made comments over the last couple years about how she can never leave.

Do we tell them now, or do we wait until closer to when she leaves? Should we involve them in choosing the new nanny. So sad!

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