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[quote=Anonymous]I was going to respond last night but thought you'd get more helpful info from others. If I had known the idiots upthread were going to respond, I wouldn't have deleted my response.

In a nutshell, I am 40 and nannying is a career change for me. I have been nannying full time for about 5 yrs or so. I think what worked well for me is confidence and I have a lot of confidence because I am older and because I've had a lot of different kinds of jobs over the years. I've worked in different kinds of environments both male and female dominated. I think that confidence and work experience transferred well to being a nanny because I have to work independently and be a self starter but also respect the fact the parents have jobs they need to be at so I need to be on time and reliable and able to problem solve on my own.

So, I guess my two cents is you need to find a nanny with a can do attitude, who has lots of work experience and common sense. I didn't have any nannying experience, nor do I have children so I wouldn't rule out someone who doesn't have hands on experience (I do have 26 nieces and nephews and babysat a ton in high school so it's not like I had never been around a child) but look for someone who is willing to learn. I have a shelf of books on child development and activities. I read online. I try to keep learning. But mostly I am confident and it has worked well for me.[/quote]

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