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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Her questions are inappropriate.  What your house cost or how much money you make has no bearing on what you pay her.  She is paid an agreed upon wage. If you live in a $1M house she doesn't get more pay.  Sounds like she's missing her full time salary which is understandable.  But your personal assets and finances are not her business.[/b] Sounds like she loves your LO but either needs or wants higher income.
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I agree with this.  I also think you need something in writing that specifies hours, benefits, hourly compensation and basic expectations.  Put on the paper the job you need and offer it to her.  She can accept or she can acknowledge that part time isn't working for her (which would be understandable.)

You can find another nanny who will love your child.  Don't let the fear of having to do that force you into a long-term uncomfortable dynamic.

That said, sometimes you have to pay a higher hourly rate to make a part-time position attractive.  So if you think there is room to adjust the hourly rate to make your position as attractive as possible that is worth looking at, but you should not be feeling any pushback about the job you are offering.

A good fit between employer/family/child/nanny requires the job to make sense in practicality as well as personal fit.  Basic comfort with hours and wages is fundamental.  So a nanny isn't the right fit for you until the job you offer is a good fit for him/her.  It doesn't sound like that's where you are currrently and both sides might need to acknowledge that and move on.  [/quote]

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