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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need to advertise for a nanny experienced with special needs.

There is a huge difference.  There are a lot of safety parameters that have to be changed when a child, especially a young child, can't hear her.

It also changes how a nanny interacts with a child during play and when discipline is warranted.[/quote]

Her hearing tests have all shown she can hear normally, but that she has fluid in her ears.  If she has normally hearing per ABRs and a multitude of other tests, how is there a huge difference in caring for her?  She interacts normally with other children and care providers at daycare.[/quote]

I'm not understanding.

Either your daughter has a minor hearing problem, which would show on tests, and the nanny needs to know.  Or she doesn't have hearing problems that show on tests and the nanny doesn't need to know, but there will never be any problems.[/quote]

I agree with this poster that if her hearing is normal then why would you even mention it? What sort of impairment does it manifest as that you feel the need to disclose it? Our DS has a leg length discrepancy that will need surgery when he’s a teen, but we only mention it after we secure care because he literally requires zero accommodation. We say, “You may or may not notice DS walks with a tiny limp or see a lift in his shoe. Don’t worry that something happened! One of his legs is longer than the other. It doesn’t bother him and he has no restrictions on activity at all.” And then if they have more questions we answer those. But as I see it, he literally does not have any special needs and so I don’t share and only do because the provider may notice and become concerned he had some sort of injury in their care or may need to see a doctor when we already know about it and have a prognosis.

Also if your daughter’s hearing loss is noticeable, you’ll find a nanny eventually! Our amazing nanny actually did a nanny share with a child who was hearing impaired and whose parents were totally deaf and she made it work. She picked up quite a few signs as well and taught our children when they were babies. Like someone else mentioned, she is older and has more than 15 years of experience so I think she just feels very confident about the variety of situations she can handle. [/quote]

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