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[quote=Anonymous][quote]If (or really when) we let this nanny go, we are going to tell her it is because of personality differences that just don't make this a compatible partnership long-term. I think she is good with our son, but she is very emotional about kids, she is a helicopter nanny (and we are more free-range parents), and she constantly lectures us about safety for our kid. We aren't new to this whole parenting thing and the lectures get OLD -- she came in this morning and talked to me for 10 minutes about how I can never, ever turn around for a crying kid while driving because I may get into a crash and kill my kid if I'm not looking straight ahead.

Oh, and she also told me that I couldn't use a certain word with my son (who she has known for all of four days) because it is her "special word" with him. None of this came out in the interview process -- she seemed like a nice, experienced nanny who enjoys kids, period.[/quote]

She sounds like a loon. If she isn't a loon I'd still suggest pointing out to her that you don't appreciate being lectured. You can tell her that you value a nanny who gives her advice but giving advice means saying something succinctly once and that's it. Going on and on, lecturing your employer or being argumentative is poor work performance, it has nothing to do with personality. Failure to communicate professionally is a performance issue. [/quote]

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