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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait -- she's expecting you to solve behavioral problems that are happening during the day? AND she doesn't like the other family?

I'm going to tell you straight up that I think she's taking advantage of your outside-of-work relationship. She's asking you to solve her work problems, and she's also basically telling you that she wants an easy job.

Do you really believe that she is going to be happy if you make this switch and your child is still behaving as he is? I can also guarantee you that she will not like whoever the new family is who is not treating her to dinners out and worrying more about her workload than the care of their children.

Yes, your son likes her. He'll like the new nanny, too, and you will be so happy to have someone who took a job she actually wanted to do.

4 kids is a lot. A lot of nannies wouldn't like that job. But she took it, and she's now hoping that if she makes it clear she just wants your family and your son, eventually you'll back down and agree.

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This is true.  I feel like it is appropriate to let the parents know if there is biting or hitting but that the nanny should be knowledgeable enough to be able to address it once discussed with the parents.  I shouldn't have to suggest to her that a change in environment if the kids are all worked up is needed like suggesting she have them sit and do some art or go take a nice walk.  I shouldn't have to convince her that a better position will be BETTER.  She doesn't want it.  She likes kids but she doesn't want to nanny.  I can't change the fact that she has had a hard time finding a job but I can change the situation that my child is in.

I am going to start looking for a new nanny and see if that sweet family wants to come on board with me and we look together. I will still see if the nanny wants to provide evening or weekend occasional babysitting but this has gotten to be too, too much! [/quote]

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