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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our nanny of 7 months just put in her 2 weeks notice siting we didn’t give her enough autonomy.  She is a my way or the highway” type nanny and said it was a bad fit.  She came with great references and tons of experience.  She has several long term (4+ years) before we employed her.  She is great at what she does but has an opinion on EVERYTHING.  What detergent to use.  When and how to sleep train.  How to potty train.  How we should discipline.  We do appreciate some input (when asked), but in the end we are the parents and all decisions will be made by us.  The parents and employers.  This obviously didn’t sit well with our nanny.  Very type A, great self-advocate, mid-50s, single and childless.  She is educated on hold development, but didn’t seem to understand all the experience in the world isn’t the same as being an actual parent.  It caused a lot of tension, and we had been looking to replace her before she quit.

Regardless, we are in the search again.  Yes, we want an experienced and educated nanny but also someone willing to take directions as it is given and not second guess our parenting decisions.  How do we verbalize this? Hey

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Sometimes not being a parent is a huge plus in a nanny!  No conflicts of interest.

What detergent did she recommend?  [/quote]
Good question. I'd also like to know that, as well as which detergent the parent was stuck on.[/quote]

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