Nannies and parents, what do your children/charges call your nanny/you?

[Anonymous]

Having my baby grow up calling his nanny by her first name seems too cheeky to me but Miss First name sounds too formal.

[Anonymous]

My charges call me a name my oldest charge made up for me which, strangely, is nothing like my actual first name! Like “Bonnie” and my real name is Karen.

It’s pretty cute!

[Anonymous]

Her first name. I’m not crazy about it but thought it was the nanny’s call. It does sound “cheeky” and rude to me too.

[Anonymous]

A sort of baby version of her name - and now we all call her that nickname and she signs cards and inscribes books to my DD with the nickname.

[Anonymous]

First name. We're not from the south and don't have that hangup about not calling adults by their first name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First name. We're not from the south and don't have that hangup about not calling adults by their first name.

Teachers, too?

We aren’t from the south either and our nanny is from the UK and the kids call her Nanny Mary. In fact we all call her Nanny Mary.

[Anonymous]

I’m called “Miss Judy”. Children addressing adults by their first names just isn’t good manners. Don’t you want the nanny to help your child learn proper etiquette?

[Anonymous]

Coach First Name, Miss First Name (teachers and ballet teacher), Nurse First Name, Dr. First Name (he prefers it) and Nanny First Name. Kids call anyone who works for us in the house (weekly housekeeper and gardeners) Miss, Mrs or Mr.

We aren’t from the south either - it’s just the way we were both brought up in New England.

[Anonymous]

New Englander PP from above again. Our friends, who are Jewish, call their nanny Mora Mary. Mora means teacher. I think that’s so lovely, too.

[Anonymous]

I love all of the respectful ways that children can learn to address the adults in their lives. No child should be allowed to call an adult “David” or “Susan”. If a child calls me by my first name, I either correct them or ignore them.

[Anonymous]

I don't know. My little guys can call me anything they want and I'll come running!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know. My little guys can call me anything they want and I'll come running!!!!!

(I'm a nanny, sorry I left that out)

[Anonymous]

First name bc it’s not a formal relationship to me. They call their former nanny Ms. First Name. When I coached a sport I required my players to call me either Ms. First Name or Coach First Name bc that was a more formal relationship.

[Anonymous]

My charges have always called me Nanny or Nanny First Name. My most adorable current charge, just 14 months, calls me Nan. So sweet!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:First name bc it’s not a formal relationship to me. They call their former nanny Ms. First Name. When I coached a sport I required my players to call me either Ms. First Name or Coach First Name bc that was a more formal relationship.

Please define your view of formal vs informal.