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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]BTDT.  Stop giving an honest opinion.  She doesn't actually want one; she wants her opinion validated.  Try to suss out what she wants and then validate that.  "What were you thinking?"  "If it feels right to you, then that's what matters."[/quote]

+1  This makes life so much easier.  [/quote]

Sure. And then I'd do whatever is best for the child. :) [/quote]

OP here and in most cases there is no "best" - just opinion on how.  And I will always and have always followed the expressed desires of my employers.  As I said, if I truly felt they were wrong, I would quit.  [/quote]
I disagree 100%. Let's take your potty training example. A highly experienced nanny should have a good sense for when a particular child is ready. The parent, who by the way is often with the child for fewer waking hours than the nanny, may certainly have a very different plan in mind.

As a professional nanny, it's my job to make the potty training process as successful as possible, with the least amount of stress (if any) for the child. Part of that requires me to know the best time and the best way to proceed.

While I am certainly as professional and sympathetic to the parents, it my NOT my expertise to step in as THEIR therapist.

And, btw, if all you do is obey random requests from the parents, what makes you a professional?

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I disagree.  You are beholden to do as your employer demands.  I am a "professional" medical doctor and I am bound by the rules of my employer (in my case a hospital) regardless of what I think it right.  And yet I am still a "professional".

I respect this nanny.  She knows on which hill she is willing to die without sneaking behind her employers back and doing what she wants.  [/quote]

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