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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Part of being an experienced nanny is also knowing how to work with new parents. This is pretty typical behavior. Some parents are going to listen to everything the nanny says right off the bat simply because they think she walks on water. Most parents are not like that. When you say you flagged these things for them, how did you flag it? Did you mention it offhand  or in passing? Did you send it via email? Did you explain why you thought these things were happening  and if so how? You can’t reasonably expect them to automatically trust your intuition more than their own. If I were making any of these claims to a nanny family, I would start taking copious notes as soon as I noticed the issue and I would be coming to them with actual data tracking things like allergy responses especially. I would submit it to them in writing along with  links to sources like the AAP sponsored healthychildren.org website  with information describing signs and symptoms, or with screenshots of the relevant parts of their own car seat manual.   Just because you have been doing this for a long time doesn’t mean you are going to know more about every single thing than they do,  and if you come across as judge mental and critical in person to the same extent that you do in this post, that is going to undermine your authority as well. Feel free to quit and look for another job, but anytime a job doesn’t work out it is a chance for self reflection and a change in tactics for next time. [/quote]

The parents could have done research on their own! They could of also taken the child to the doctors to confirm. I don’t think nannies with 20 + years know everything, but I’m sure they know a little something. I would be annoyed too. At the end of the day, the baby possibly suffered longer because parents didn’t take a listening eat, and at least confirm what their nanny suspected. [/quote]

So which is it?  The parents should be doing research or the parents should listen to everything the nanny tells them?  I am not saying they are parents of the year.  I am saying that part of being a nanny is working through these issues with parents effectively and without blame and judgement.[/quote]

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