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[quote=Anonymous]We live overseas and have just hired our first nanny. Shes pretty good. Our DC--11 months old--likes her, and she likes DC. They have a routine and everything is going smoothly.

The other day, however, our nanny was sick and we had to use a backup for a couple of days. My wife and I really clicked with the backup. We just seemed to be more in sync.

Examples: We've asked our nanny to speak only the host country's language to our daughter, and the main nanny mixes languages quite a bit. The backup was really gung ho and switched right into the target language with DC. Another example: We're doing baby-led weaning, and the main nanny didn't quite get it at first, and I still think she spoon-feeds DC too much. Final example: The backup understood immediately when we said that it's important for DC to do as much as possible without help, to foster autonomy.  My wife and I think that the root of the problem might be generational: the main nanny is in her 50s; the backup is in her 30s.

So here's the problem: Do we switch?  We kind of want to, but we don't know how to let someone go if they're basically doing an A- job. How the hell do you do that?

(First world problems, we know, but where else besides DCUM can you ask such a question?) [/quote]

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