Reply to How do nannies care for a baby and older kid?

Forum Index » Childcare other than Daycare and Preschool

Reply to "How do nannies care for a baby and older kid?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I’ve been a nanny for decades. First child is treated like a prince/princess. Second and third kids come along, and everyone learns some patience and resiliency. Younger siblings nap on the go, learn to fall asleep with noise, and nap times shift to accommodate the older child. Your nanny will know how to handle this.

This is a very brief window. Your 4 month old’s schedule will be in constant flux for the next 6 months. It will be easier when everyone has a settled nap routine later this year, but it’s perfectly workable now.

I did work for one family who was frequently angry with me for making one child wait while another child did what they were doing (napping, eating, getting dropped at school bus). There was a 4 year age difference. I can’t sit and have a full breakfast with both kids while taking one to the bus stop 25 min after my day starts. I couldn’t take a sleeping child to the pool. They have a lot of strange and arbitrary rules for pretty much everything. Don’t be those people. You nanny should know how to handle. 
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics