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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have recently decided to leave my job and have a 6-month-old and toddler at home. I would like to bring someone on in a part-time nanny/mother’s helper role who can essentially be an extra set of hands to do a mix of childcare and household tasks (tidying kitchen, washing bottles/dishes, food prep, etc.). I am hoping that by having this extra help this will also allow me to do some 1:1 activities during the day with each child. Would appreciate any insight from stay at home parents who may have had a similar arrangement to hear what worked well and what didn’t. Many thanks.

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Why do parents think that while using the word nanny also means housekeeper? I didn't go to school for 4 years to do your dishes. What you are looking for is a housekeeper who is willinbg to watch the children when you want. A Nanny is someone who has sole charge of your children and full responsibility. A babysitter (I have never sat on a baby) is a younger less experienced childcare person who also usually does not do domestic work. I think you need to be exactly sure and commucative to whomever you hire exactly what you require instead of using a title incorrectly or you will go through help over and over again, exposing your children to that revolving door.[/quote]

Thinking the same.  They are so so wrong.[/quote]

OP:  Pay attention to these post.  I'm a SAHM who hired a help when I had three under age 4 and (wrongly) assumed that a nanny who did light housework would be willing to do light housework most of the time.  This may be the case but not always.

*Most people who see themselves as true nannies expect to be doing childcare the majority of the time, and view light housework as things like doing the kids' laundry or cleaning the kitchen only after the kids have had a meal.  They do not want to come in first thing and clean the kitchen that you've left dirty from the night before.  Also, they are more likely to want to be "in charge" and may not gel well working with a stay at home mom.

*Then there are people truly open to doing either childcare or housekeeping.  You can identify them because they've usually had housekeeping jobs, typically involving deep cleaning and not just tidying, where they were just housekeepers and not childcare providers too.  They'll have had babysitting and nannying jobs too though.  These types are what your are looking for, but are harder to find.

The first group typically prides themselves on being childcare professionals but in my experience are not necessarily better than the second group.  [/quote]

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