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[quote=Anonymous]PP at 21:15 has given the most helpful and concise advice— cuts through to the matter instead of dancing around it. The problem is that we allow or create a lot of unnecessary grey areas surrounding nanny/parent/childcare arrangements and this is what has caused chaos and stress for Nannie’s and eventually children and parents post pandemic. Just because parents work from home does not mean it has to be unnecessarily stressful for your nanny. Unnecessary stress for the nanny is when you as a parent don’t create a clear workspace to work from home from away from the nanny and child and end up everywhere and wherever they are — ultimately you shoot yourself in the foot and affect your child because now your child is unable to distinguish what’s going on and why there’s another person in the mix when you are around, it makes the healthy bond between nanny and child harder but yet parents will be quick to blame the nanny when their child’s separation anxiety does not subside instead of looking at how they become part of the problem as well.

Also if you know that you actually will not be working for part or most of the time and just want to be there, make that clear in your ad and interview as well so as not mislead Nannie’s who are looking for autonomy and consistent workspace. Chances are if you plan to linger and hover around, you may have a harder time finding experienced serious candidates. Remember that pre pandemic, most parents worked outside of the home and Nannies had a clear frame work in which to do their work and it was way less stressful for them than it is now with more parents wanting private childcare without a proper conducive environment in place to host that arrangement. It’s even more evident in nanny shares where both parents want to work from home with no home offices and no plans to provide separate sleeping and playing spaces for the children— this is why I am seeing more Nannie’s who used to work nanny shares forego the higher pay to work for a single family hoping to have less stress.

While some parents may believe that they pay their nanny to undergo unnecessary stress as parent of the job, more parents need to understand that a stressed nanny will not be as effective and healthy for your child’s sake (and hers down the line). Children benefit more from adults who are in a healthy state of mind and they can sense it.

Hope this is helpful for parents out there. [/quote]

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