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[quote=Anonymous]After several years of being a nanny employer, my major advice to families looking to hire their first nanny is not about how to search, what to do in the interview, nanny cams, contracts, background checks, or any of that.

It's to get your head around the fact that you are an employer. This means that you now have an employee to manage. You have pay dates and taxes. You have to figure out reimbursement and fair job requests. You ought to be a reasonably good person to work for, but not a doormat. No one is going to swoop in and do this for you. Sometimes you're lucky, and you get the perfect employee, and nothing is ever an issue.

More often though, at some point, you have to have an uncomfortable conversation or two, or learn to live with a set of circumstances that you find upsetting. Be kind, be prepared, be specific, and offer ways to remedy the situation, but don't put it on your employee to recognize and miraculously solve the problem without speaking up. Embrace the discomfort, because it means you are that much closer to resolving whatever is bothering you.

Finally, take everything on this board with a grain of salt, including this post! Each employment relationship and each family is unique. Ask for advice, and then follow your instincts.[/quote]

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