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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, OP? If this is your first nanny position (and at 22 I'm assuming you don't have other experience working with adolescents) I think you need to find one with younger kids. As a former middle and high school teacher, teenagers are just kind of jerks in general, but it is REALLY difficult to command respect from them when you're so young yourself. At your age you really have to be more of a trusted friend and confidant than authority figure which is clearly not working out.

I was 26 when I started teaching and it was challenging working with 16yos then; as a 30yo teacher I had a much easier time than my younger colleagues did, even if we had the same amount of experience. If you're not keen on babies or toddlers, what about elementary aged kids? I know saying to find another job sounds so easy and really isn't, but if you haven't found a way to connect with this kid (not saying it's your fault), I doubt you're going to now. Particularly if he's behaving violently (a 14yo throwing something at you is violent; a 3yo throwing something at you is a tantrum), this is a no-win situation. Sorry.[/quote]

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