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[quote=Anonymous]Hi all,

Looking for some advice.  I'm a nanny for two kids, a 2 year old boy and and 8 month girl. I have been with this particular family for around 6 months. I've been having an issue lately with my youngest charge.  Since I have started, she has become very attached to me, and in the last few weeks she has started showing a strong preference for me over her parents. If we are both around, she will cry if I'm not holding her. If she sees me, she will immediately reach out for me to hold her instead of her parents.  She even calls me Mama, and never says it to her mom.  The parents always laugh it off, but I can tell it's starting to bother them. The mom made a "joking" comment today about how "her own baby hates her".  This wasn't an issue with their first child, who is all about Mom and I'm definitely second banana if she's around. I'm their second child's first nanny, so I think they don't know how to react.   I honestly don't know what to do. Any tips/has anyone else dealt with this?

More info- I work 50 hours a week, Mom works late fairly often, dad is home in the evenings for bedtime routine.  The oldest child is very strong willed and a handful (ie spoiled), so in early days my youngest charge spent a lot of time in bouncers and playpens, without too much extra attention.[/quote]

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