What do your charges call you?

[Anonymous]

I was at the part with my charges today and heard a 4 year old charge calling her nanny "madam". I thought it was a bit formal! Lol My charges call me by my first name, what do your charges call you?

[Anonymous]

She can't say my first name, but gets as close as she can.

[Anonymous]

My charges calls me, Miss and my first name..

[Anonymous]

They call me by my first name, but I did work for a family that had their children call me by Miss "x". The kids went to a preschool PT and called their teachers the same thing (Mrs. or Miss) and so the parents decided to have them do the same thing with their nannies/au pairs etc.

[Anonymous]

By my first name, although sometimes I think the parents want them to call me "Miss First Name" but that isn't going to happen.

[Anonymous]

my name.

[Anonymous]

My name.

[Anonymous]

Once upon a time I had a charge call me morning!
I guess cause I would walk in and his mom would say.... "Morning!"

[Anonymous]

Current charges call me Miss First Name. My preference is really just First Name, but these parents are former military and pretty big on formal manners, so insist on the Miss.

[Anonymous]

just my first name

[Anonymous]

ba-ba-ba same as he calls everybody.

[Anonymous]

Seeing that I am not their big sis, they call me "Miss Jane". It seems to go a long way in how they (and everyone else) respects my work.
Nannies, just tell the parents that you have children call you "Miss ....."
Believe me, you'll notice the difference. Parents should promote that to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seeing that I am not their big sis, they call me "Miss Jane". It seems to go a long way in how they (and everyone else) respects my work.
Nannies, just tell the parents that you have children call you "Miss ....."
Believe me, you'll notice the difference. Parents should promote that to.

My charges call me my first name (or some version that they are able to pronounce of it) and always have. It has never affected the level of respect our authority that I command. I would feel like such a d-bag telling my MB the kids have to start saying "Miss". No I'm not their big sister but I am not their "help" either, I'm the person they spend every day with and some level of familiarity is perfectly acceptable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ba-ba-ba same as he calls everybody.

Lol. Same here

[Anonymous]

My kids call our nanny "Nana"-- they can say it easily and she is like a grandmother to us-- so it fits.