How many kids have you cared for at once how many is too many?

[Anonymous]

Just curious here and other places it seems nannies have a problem with caring for more than 2 children at once.

For me it was a family with 6 children 2 sets of triplets born 5 years apart.

[Anonymous]

Really stupid question. It's so much more than just numbers.

[Anonymous]

How many families even have six children anymore?

[Anonymous]

All depends on the children and their ages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really stupid question. It's so much more than just numbers.

So what is too much for you? What are your deciding factors.

Clearly you have an opinion. OR do you just prefer to be nasty?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just curious here and other places it seems nannies have a problem with caring for more than 2 children at once.

For me it was a family with 6 children 2 sets of triplets born 5 years apart.

How many years did you nanny them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just curious here and other places it seems nannies have a problem with caring for more than 2 children at once.

For me it was a family with 6 children 2 sets of triplets born 5 years apart.

How many years did you nanny them?

5 years full time shortly after the youngest triplets were born. I was a an occasional babysitter/ mother's helper from the time the oldest triplets were 2, so all together 8 years

[Anonymous]

It depends on the children's ages, temperament, and abilities.

I've had five school aged children in my care and it was fairly easy. Mostly tutoring and chauffeuring.

I also have had two toddlers who almost drove me mad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends on the children's ages, temperament, and abilities.

I've had five school aged children in my care and it was fairly easy. Mostly tutoring and chauffeuring.

I also have had two toddlers who almost drove me mad.

Agree with this sometimes even one is too much. It's just that in every post about caring for more than 1 kid the majority of the responses make it seem like it is impossible. I do think PP was on to something in that in general families are smaller, most people are from small families with only one other sibling so even 3 kids seems like a ton. I'm one of 4 and was a preschool teacher , so I guess in general larger numbers of kids aren't scary or surprising.
Large within reason I couldn't work for a Duggar sized family!

[Anonymous]

I can comfortably care for five kids who are either well behaved or smart (hell, or both). But I only need one of those.

[Anonymous]

I will care for as many as the family has. As long as I start when the oldest is little, and am present from birth with the rest. I had a family with 4 under 4. It was fine because they all knew our routine since I had been there since the oldest was 1.5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just curious here and other places it seems nannies have a problem with caring for more than 2 children at once.

For me it was a family with 6 children 2 sets of triplets born 5 years apart.

How many years did you nanny them?

5 years full time shortly after the youngest triplets were born. I was a an occasional babysitter/ mother's helper from the time the oldest triplets were 2, so all together 8 years

To be honest, I don't believe you at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will care for as many as the family has. As long as I start when the oldest is little, and am present from birth with the rest. I had a family with 4 under 4. It was fine because they all knew our routine since I had been there since the oldest was 1.5.

Agreed . I prefer to grow with a family or start when the oldest is no older than 2.5

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just curious here and other places it seems nannies have a problem with caring for more than 2 children at once.

For me it was a family with 6 children 2 sets of triplets born 5 years apart.

How many years did you nanny them?

5 years full time shortly after the youngest triplets were born. I was a an occasional babysitter/ mother's helper from the time the oldest triplets were 2, so all together 8 years

To be honest, I don't believe you at all.

You don't have to.

[Anonymous]

Wow...That is insane OP! You couldn't pay me enough to do that job!!

I think the older the kids are, the easier the job is.

I wouldn't accept a nanny share with multiple infants, yet I wouldn't mind caring for three Elementary-aged children.

It all depends on their ages.