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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I have older friends that have wonderful women who have been a part of their household for 10+ years -- first as nannies for their children, then as more of a driver/cook/household manager/housekeeper as the children aged. They are respected members of the family who play such a critical, and evolving, role for the family. How do I find that?[/quote]

You've gotten some good ideas from other posters regarding how you might screen for what you want. I will say that there is also a great deal of luck when looking for a very long term nanny.

We have such a nanny. She has been with us since my DD's birth (DD is now 6). When we were interviewing nannies, we were most concerned about infant experience. We figured if we could get two years out of the relationship, we would be happy and ready to move on to a nanny who preferred toddlers. Our nanny was young, with only two other jobs under her belt, but she wanted to work with infants and had future plans for grad school. Over the years, things changed. She found she liked working with our DD through different stages and when the job changed to an after school position, she decided that was time to go to school PT and stay on with us.

We are thrilled. We've worked hard on all the issues involved in this relationship...mutual respect, good communication, trust, and appreciation. Whenever we have an issue (which is fairly rare now because we all know each other well), we work on it. Our nanny is a partner is raising our DD. That said, it was a good deal of luck that she wanted to stay as the job changed and her life plans fit nicely with our job. We also got lucky that she enjoys, and works hard at, growing with our DD and working with older kids, which she didn't expect to like.[/quote]

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