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[quote=Anonymous]I totally agree that you need to let her go. I was in a similar situation in which my daughter's nanny would not follow my very basic and not at all controversial  instructions (please please please get here on time so I don't show up late to my students' homeroom; please please don't leave the monitor plugged in since the old one died that way; PLEASE put her down to nap on time. You can see I haven't let it go myself, and it's been over a year!) I did end up letting her go and was SO RELIEVED. It was hard to choose a new nanny but I did get the sense that every single person I interviewed had a long history of following directions with no complications. My daughter loved the non-compliant nanny, just as your son loves yours, but guess what -- she loves her new nanny, too, and will likely love the next one. Kids have a lot of love to give. There is rarely one person who can give the "best" love, especially at a young age. In fact, if the nanny is not following what the employer thinks is best, then it's not the best nanny for the kid! This isn't even touching the issue of white lies, which is strange and must be frustrating.

I think, bottom line, that many people are good at getting kids to love them, but it doesn't mean they are all invested in their jobs. When I let my nanny go, I didn't get the sense that she was all that broken up about it. I know it might feel difficult to consider firing someone, but I hope you will listen to what I think is pretty good perspective from all these parents and do just that.

I think you will feel good when it's all over! [/quote]

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