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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you hired way too young OP.

I know I will probably get flamed for saying this, but when hiring younger sitters, there is a higher possibility that they will be less interactive w/the children and more engaged w/their cell phones. It is just the generation they were raised in. Technology is a HUGE part of their upbringing. Their phones are practically glued to their hips and they need to be available to their friends and family at all times. They need to update their Facebook status two to three times a day as well as their Twitter, etc. It's the sign of their time.

Older women who weren't raised like this do not have to depend on their phones to function.
They remember how it was when these devices didn't exist and how they survived w/out them and were just fine. They do not feel as if they need to be reachable at all times.

I would highly recommend hiring someone 30 and above. This person would be much more mature and have the life experience and the common sense to know that sitting on the couch playing on your phone does not equate "work" in today's society.[/quote]

How many 30+ year old women are in the market for a 9 hour a week job? And where is this arbitrary 30 year cut off coming from? It seems to be the magical number touted on every thread when women are suddenly old enough to be mature and stay off their phones. So silly. What happens if a candidate is 29, OP should just discount her on principle? I'm 27 and wasn't raised on my phone and rarely use it, my sister is 33 and uses it more than anyone I know...[/quote]

I am 25 and rarely use my phone as well. I don't have a smart phone and I don't have a text message plan or camera. I just have a basic flip phone and it works well for me. I see tons of older nannies poking their all day long. Sometimes they're pushing the baby in the swings and reading something on their phone without looking up at the baby for long periods! And this is when I am right next to them pushing my chair in the bucket swings.

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