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[quote=Anonymous]She’s buying in because that’s how she felt as a child raised by nannies. I know we all fear this as moms. My kids are seven and nine and we’ve had the same nanny for the nine years. However, I of course feared this too. I just told myself we’d try it and it was a decision we could always reverse. What was harder to reverse was quitting my job and then trying to get it back. Anyway, it’s worked amazingly well for us. My friends similarly. I had one who slipped a bit into the nanny taking on too much of a role - she had the nanny for twelve hours a day, the nanny bought the clothes, made all meals, scheduled all activities, didn’t report in on where they were going or what they were doing. She reigned that in and shifted and they eventually switched to an au pair. My husband and I work long hours but we’ve always made sure one parent does school drop off and at least one parent is home for dinner. We also try to hit a few field trips a year as chaperones. Weekends are all us unless we get a sitter so we can go out to dinner. We also prioritize family vacations and the only help we might have with us are grandparents sometimes. Anyway, I think you can do it, but also realize it’s a decision you can always shift if it feels like it’s not working. It’s not a permanent decision. I also schedule all activities and extra curriculars - I give our nanny a typed schedule - she does handle grocery shopping, laundry, etc.[/quote]

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