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[quote=Anonymous]Does it have to be absolute?  Can there be any contact?  Coming to birthday parties, having her over for dinner, occasional babysitting, etc... are all possible if she's local and you part on good terms.

If one party is moving away then skype can be a way to ease the finality (we will still see and talk to X - next Monday we'll call her to tell her all about ....)

Your kids will take their cues from you - so definitely try to manage the emotion and make this a positive, natural evolution.

When our nanny of more than 3 years left us we talked a lot about the new baby who needed her.  We still see her, and do all of the things I listed above, and when we do we talk with the kids about the new baby she is taking care of and how big and grown up our kids are now.

The kids get it, and the sadness is hugely eased by ongoing contact with her (for all of us actually - even though we knew it was time.)

If no one is dying there are all kinds of ways to approach this in a less final way.  And if your nanny is experienced she has likely been through this before and might have some suggestions of ways to go about it that are comfortable for her.[/quote]

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