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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have any  tricks to bond with a new child in your care?  How about the  parents you are newly working for?[/quote]

I show up with toys.

I have a nanny bag I bring to work every day.  It is about the size of one of those reusable grocery bags.  In it, I have stuff for me, like hand lotion, cell phone charger, notepad and pen, bottled water, etc.  I also always have about ten small toys in my nanny bag.  Right now in my nanny bag I have a small flashlight, a kids card game, the musical mechanism from a music box, a kids activities book, a book (sideways stories from wayside school), a  tiny doll, an hourglass egg timer, a buzz lightyear, a toy car, two unactivated cell phones with games for the kids on them,  masking tape and kids scissors.  My current charges are 9,7,6,and 3.

I switch things out periodically so there is some new toy in my nanny bag every few weeks. Sometimes I show up with a craft or a board game.

If it is day one with a new family, the kids are enthralled to see that I show up with toys and activities. If it is day 341 the kids are enthralled to discover there is something new in my nanny bag.

Also, I find it rather amazing how, if I sit on the floor, the children come right to me.  If I sit on the couch, it is almost like I became invisible to the little ones.

As for winning over the parents, they want to know that I am trustworthy, competent,  reliable, safe, and that the kids like me.  At interview, I have shown them background check documentation and they have called references.  But really, it is a matter of proving to them, day after day, that I am indeed trustworthy, competent,  and reliable.  Until eventually they don't worry at all anymore.

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