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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You hire an assertive Nanny who doesn’t put up with stuff like that. [/quote]

How can you tell you have an assertive nanny in the interview? [/quote]

You don’t really need assertive as much as consistentt. Ask hypothetical questions about how they might handle disciplinary situations or different behaviors that might come up. Do a trial before hiring for a day and see how consistent they are. Most kids will test nanny first day so they need to be more consistent then than anytime. Even just letting nanny come over for playtime and lunch with the kids and  nanny give them some directions and see how they follow through. I don’t place many demands first couple days until the kids get to know I’m fun too. However if I do give an instruction they need to do it. I once had a kid tantrum for almost an hour because I asked them to use the bathroom on the first day. They screamed and tried everything they could to get my attention or not go. They dump the trash can, I calmly remove it and wait, pull down the towel, remove it and wait, try putting toothpaste all over, remove it and wait. Eventually they used the bathroom and we went back to fun time. I almost never had another problem with that child even though parents still did. Simply because I was consistent and knew I meant business. [/quote]

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