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Anonymous wrote:I just posted about our nanny on another thread - she is 60 and brilliant! Lots of energy, a lot of drive and IS NEVER ON HER PHONE. The phone-addiction is such a problem with young nannies that that reason alone is enough to look for a mature nanny.


So true about the phone!!
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Our young nanny has so many health issues (most in her head) that DH and I started numbering them. I can't imagine an old nanny who uses a walker wouldn't be better than our nanny. Today she has a #46 (sore knee) so she can't play on the floor with kids


DS's 24 year old nanny ALWAYS has some physical complaint, too. Today she told me her right index finger was throbbing. Seriously.
Anonymous
Thank you all for the input. i'll likely go with her but take the suggestion to get a nanny cam to keep an eye on things over time.
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