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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- thanks for the feedback.  I'm new to ATL (lived in DC before, hence turning to DCUM for advice!), so between that and being a SAHM, I don't have a good sense of the market.  FWIW, I am in Decatur.

A few more questions-- we are trying to get our ducks in a row to start advertising / interviewing-- would this be too early for a mid-August start date?  Also, how does the nanny typically "train"?  Does she shadow me for a couple of days to get to know the kids and our routines?

Also, how does one figure out if a nanny is a good match in terms of parenting style, discipline, etc.?  And is it normal to plan for the nanny to eat here (ie, I buy whatever she normally eats for lunch) or does she usually bring her own food / snacks?

Thanks again![/quote]

[b]would this be too early for a mid-August start date[/b] I think it's early.  I don't know anything about the ATL market but here it typically takes about 8 weeks to find a nanny.

[b]Also, how does the nanny typically "train"?  Does she shadow me for a couple of days to get to know the kids and our routines?[/b]  I don't think there is a right or wrong way to do this.  What I did is write out everything I can think of for the nanny.  Then on her first day I went over it all with her.  I had her come with me to drop DC#1 off at school and then drove her around to show her some of the common places she had to take the children.  Then I left her on her own and let her know she could call or text me about anything, no matter how small.  I did this because for my children it was better for them if I wasn't around.  If I was there they would want me to do everything and then the nanny would just be standing there watching me all day and that would be weird and awkward.

[b]Also, how does one figure out if a nanny is a good match in terms of parenting style, discipline, etc[/b]. You ask pertinent questions during an interview and see how she interacts with the children.

[b]And is it normal to plan for the nanny to eat here (ie, I buy whatever she normally eats for lunch) or does she usually bring her own food / snacks?[/b]  You can do whatever you want but what I usually do is tell the nanny to help herself to whatever she wants but I don't buy foods especially for her.  We have a wide variety of things for her to eat but if she doesn't like anything we have then she can bring her own food.[/quote]

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