What do your charges call you?

[Anonymous]

Review. How your charge addresses you is important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's cute when a five year old is calling adults by their first names. Do you?

The younger the nanny, the more comfortable she might be with a child called her by her first name.
I've heard some children just call her "Nanny".

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's cute when a five year old is calling adults by their first names. Do you?

The younger the nanny, the more comfortable she might be with a child called her by her first name.
I've heard some children just call her "Nanny".

*calling

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Review. How your charge addresses you is important.

To whom, to you?

I think we can safely assume that the nannies on this board are having their charges call them whatever they're comfortable with and that's their prerogative, no matter what anyone else thinks is appropriate or respectful - or not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Review. How your charge addresses you is important.

To whom, to you?

I think we can safely assume that the nannies on this board are having their charges call them whatever they're comfortable with and that's their prerogative, no matter what anyone else thinks is appropriate or respectful - or not.

Are you being ms nasty tonight?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Review. How your charge addresses you is important.

To whom, to you?

I think we can safely assume that the nannies on this board are having their charges call them whatever they're comfortable with and that's their prerogative, no matter what anyone else thinks is appropriate or respectful - or not.

Are you being ms nasty tonight?

Not especially, just wondering why old threads are being dredged up for no reason so one person (you?) can try and tell all of us what we should or should not be doing.

[Anonymous]

I'm called nanny

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

Haha what a dumb kid!

Wow!! I hope you aren't a nanny. He was 1 1/2 and it was sweet.

[Anonymous]

My name is Robyn and she (18mo) calls me "Raaaah?" - always as a long, drawn out question. So cute. I wouldn't be comfortable with her using anything but my first name (or whatever cute pronunciation comes out )

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 5 year old charge calls me a shortened version of my first name. It drives me insane, I have talked with him about how I don't like when he calls me that and that he needs to call me by my name, but he refuses and his mother thinks it's adorable. I have always gone by my first name and prefer that.

How unfortunate that the mother has such little respect for her child's nanny.
If your charge (or anyone) calls you by anything you deem inappropriate, simply ignore it. That's that the most effective remedy. Do not respond until they address you properly.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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

Haha what a dumb kid!

What a horrible thing to say!! I hope you aren't a nanny. For the record he was ESL.

[Anonymous]

The youngest calls me stupid. I already gave notice on my shitty job...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The youngest calls me stupid. I already gave notice on my shitty job...

What kind of family are they?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The youngest calls me stupid. I already gave notice on my shitty job...

What kind of family are they?

The one kind that you have to work 80 hours a week with no extra pay. Making the nanny tired, kids away from parents for too long since they rather go out most nights and every weekend. Worst kind of family ever, don't know why bother having kids.

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Anonymous wrote:My 5 year old charge calls me a shortened version of my first name. It drives me insane, I have talked with him about how I don't like when he calls me that and that he needs to call me by my name, but he refuses and his mother thinks it's adorable. I have always gone by my first name and prefer that.

How unfortunate that the mother has such little respect for her child's nanny.
If your charge (or anyone) calls you by anything you deem inappropriate, simply ignore it. That's that the most effective remedy. Do not respond until they address you properly.

Simmer down - it's probably like her name is Emily and the kid calls her Emmy or something. It's not like her name is Julia and the kid calls her Jerkface.

The point is the PP does not want to be called it, regardless what the shortened name may be, and her boss isn't backing her up. There are several shortened versions of my name that just make me cringe to hear, fortunately, all of my employers have asked what I would like to be called and then followed through. It's a simple issue of respect. She shouldn't simmer down.

Exactly. Nannies should be addressed respectfully, however they see fit. Shame on parents who don't support that.

This is the bottom line.

Parents can ask the nanny what she prefers.