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[quote=Anonymous]For me the most important thing is being able to do my job well (parents don't give kids candy after I say no, etc...) and the parents acknowledging when I'm doing great. It sounds like you respect your nanny's work, so that shouldn't be a problem! Just keep an eye on your behavior and attitude to make sure that it conveys the respect. One of my best memories in three years at this family was the day when I ROCKED the morning routine, even some curveballs, and MB said something about me being ready for anything motherhood could throw at me. A little silly, and I don't even remember the actual words, but it really stuck.

Apart from that... make sure (if it's her style to be emotionally closer) that you always support her relationship with the kids. Do all the things that make ANY good relationship - listen to what she's saying, not just what you expect her to say, think about how your actions will affect her, etc. A lot of us nannies really value a happy work environment over the big dollars (or we might not be nannies!), so you can probably do a lot more to keep her around than you think right now.

Finally - and this is huge - why not ask her? You don't need to lay all your cards on the table, but you can ask sometime what she loves best about being a nanny, anything tricky she's encountered since starting with you, anything she'd like to see happen more...etc. Then you get three things: probably improved childcare due to excellent communication, nanny who knows you are engaged and interested in her work, and some ideas for how to make her job a bit nicer.[/quote]

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