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[quote=Anonymous]I worked one day a week for a family who had a 70 yr old nanny for twins. I think the kids were about 18 mo old when I met them. The parents were residents who worked long weeks, especially when they were on call.

The nanny was definitely too old...both physically and with her old school knowledge. She would try and overfeed them, and if they didn't eat "enough" she would shovel spoonfuls of peanut butter in their mouths. She didn't speak much English so I couldn't communicate with her. She didn't have them on a nap schedule. When they dropped the morning nap she didn't adjust the afternoon nap. They got up around 5 am and then didn't go down again until 2-3 pm. When I was there, I'd put them in the stroller and they'd fall asleep almost instantly because they were so exhausted all the time. She never went anywhere with them, not even for a walk around the block.

She would put dry pans on the stove and walk away. I'd get home and the place would be smoky and smell bad from the dry pan. She put dishwasher pods in the washing machine. She worked way too much for her age and took care of all the laundry, cooking and whatever meager cleaning got done. They ended on a sour note which was sad.

My two cents is some older people are great and have no problem keeping up but others just can't handle it, especially long term. If you're planning to put the child in daycare at 1 yr it might be fine, but if you're looking for someone long term,  you might have more to consider in terms of keeping up with a toddler who's a runner.

It really depends on the person and the personality of your kid.[/quote]

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