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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I wholeheartedly agree with you on this.

I currently work as a nanny, but I am older and my own children are already grown. I do this part-time and this is not my sole source of income.

If my daughter were to tell me she wanted to skip college in lieu of becoming a nanny, I would flip.

While I never look down on any person for what they do, and I truly believe there is dignity in ALL work, there really is not future in being a nanny as a career per say.

You can never advance in your career, and there are few if any job benefits.

Sometimes the pay is good, other times not so much. It all depends on luck basically along with your timing.

The majority of the families who employ nannies tend to take advantage of them and treat them like the "hired help." They over work them and under-pay them. They give them long hours and do not pay overtime.

My gut is telling me that your daughter is still young and this is just a phase she is going through.

I say let her work as a nanny while attending college so she can get it "out of her system." Trust me, once she realized just how tough caring for kids is, she will realize that she will need to get a formal degree if she ever wants to get an actual career.

Sometimes kids need to learn on their own. Trust me....I was one of those stubborn ones myself growing up.

Good luck.[/quote]

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