Who is a nanny & who is a babysitter?
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Anonymous
| I am hiring a part-time person for 9 hours per week they come 2 days. Is this person a nanny or babysitter? I don't want to offend anyone by calling them the wrong name. |
Anonymous
| Babysitter |
Anonymous
| I'd just ask them. Personally, I'd lean towards part-time nanny, since it is a regular, recurring job and, presumably, they are your employee. But I personally believe babysitter and nanny describe two different jobs; i.e., sitter isn't some term for a bad nanny |
Anonymous
| Depends on the person, not the job (unless it's evening work in which case hire a sitter). You might hire a weekly babysitter or you might hire a PT nanny - it all comes down to who you want and how much you're able and willing to pay. |
Anonymous
| Just ask. It also depends on the age of the person. I am 26 and it's annoying when my employers refer to me as a babysitter. I work 20 hours/week for them so I would rather be called a PT nanny or even just a childcare provider. |
Anonymous
| We got out either Friday evening or Saturday in the day/evening every weekend. We call our person a sitter. |
Anonymous
Why don't you use her NAME |
Anonymous
| I don't think it's a big deal either way. |
Anonymous
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When you need to tell her every little thing, it's a sitter.
When she comes in, gets oriented, and knows how to do her job, she's a nanny. |
Anonymous
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I would say you are hiring a babysitter.
A nanny would be someone who comes in more frequently and has more childcare duties per say. Either way, as long as you do not refer to her as "the hired help," I am sure she will not mind. |
Anonymous
I think that most people find that there are times when they need to refer to professionals by role. For example, yesterday at work one of my co-workers told me that they were taking a long lunch because they were going to go see their dentist. They didn't say "I'm going to take a long lunch with Bill". I asked someone the other day for a plumber recommendation. I didn't say "I need a new replacement for Mary Lou". I said "I need a new plumber". Similarly, there are times when it makes sense to use a term that clarifies that you are talking about a person providing childcare. To me the difference between "nanny" and "babysitter" I worked as a babysitter in college. The mother took on the task of organizing my time. Can you pick up the oldest from the school bus, and then take her and the baby to the park and then drop her off at pottery class, then pick up the middle child at Sam's where she's having a playdate. I'll get the oldest from pottery and meet you and home. Can you start a pot of mac and cheese? In contrast, when I've been a nanny, I had more autonomy in figuring out routines for me and my charges, and for managing schedules and making choices. |
Anonymous
| Honestly, there is no difference between a nanny and a babysitter. Its all ego and self pretense. I would go with calling her a nanny to humor her ego. |
Anonymous
Troll. |
Anonymous
You probably think your kid's teacher is a babysitter to. You're pathetic. I feel so sorry for your poor child. |
Anonymous
+1. My heart breaks for this posters child/children. |