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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It has become clear that our nanny of 5 years just doesn't like our 3yo. The 3yo is a very strong willed child with a lot of personality who makes everyone laugh - except nanny. Our older child, 5, is your typical a first born - risk averse, plays quietly to herself, perfectionist. The two kids play great together, are very loving and affectionate, etc. But nanny just does not click with the 3 yo. This results in nanny making comments to me about how difficult the 3yo is, nanny being very flustered and stressed out, and saying things like [b]"if you don't stop crying I'll leave you on the sidewalk all alone" which the 3yo [/b]reported back to me. It's so bad that when we had to take the 3yo to the ER for a severe and mysterious allergic reaction last week, nanny didn't even ask about it the next morning, but fawned over the 5 yo who had a much milder reaction to the same mystery allergen ("oh poor baby, are you ok- let me see"...)

Clearly we need a new nanny. But we are not in a position to fire her tomorrow and try to find someone new very quickly. So how do we bandaid the situation until we can transition to someone new?  Also, how do I handle reference calls from new families who will likely ask why we are moving in from her?

Thanks![/quote]

Did it occur to you that your 3 year old may not be reporting things accurately?[/quote]

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