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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kids (and my sibling’s, which came later) have always been taken care of by their grandparents.  They see a lot of kids with nannies at the park and playgrounds.  Some are pretty damned good and attentive, but most are just plain awful.  Your nanny could easily be one thing in front of you and another completely different once she’s out the door with your kid.

I’m not saying they’re abusive or anything.  Just inattentive and indifferent and sometimes a little short.

At least in a good day care there are rules and regulations and constant supervision and other kids to keep yours engaged and stimulated.  [/quote]

This is true, which is why you need to specify what is appropriate and inappropriate up front in the contract.  When our kids were very little we also had a list of places she could take them on outings - when they were very little it was the local park and country club.  Because I’m very active in my community there were eyes everywhere.  I have tons of SAHM friends, who would always tell me ‘I saw Nanny and Larla today at the XXX.  Nanny is so sweet.’ OR “how did you find Nanny? She is the only one I never see on the phone”.  I’m the PP who used a service.  I also wrote a solid contract and asked her to sign an NDA.  No, were not famous, but I don’t want my kids on social media sites until they consent.[/quote]

Nice try.  But no, a “contract” doesn’t solve the problem and having eyes and ears in town doesn’t either.  Everybody everywhere has both, and still you see nannies at the parks and playgrounds every day on their phones, being snippy with the kids, chatting with other nannies in their common foreign language while havoc wreaks around them, etc.  You may tell yourself your situation is different, but it isn’t.

Again, I’m not saying any of this is the worst thing in the world.  It isn’t.  But no single individual outside of your own family is going to love your kid the way you do -  FACT.  At least in day care the indifference is spread around so the risk is lower.  Plus, again, there are other kids around and constant supervision by the bosses. [/quote]

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