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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be worried about you being bored...being at home all day doing baby talk and washing bottles can be boring and isolating for anyone, and it sounds like you are used to working with a team in high stress  situations. I think you might be overqualified too, wouldn't you be better suited to a job in the medical field? Is being a nanny your dream?

Maybe you should work with a family with a large amount of kids that way you don't have time to be bored and will get to use all your team managing skills![/quote]

This is us (I'm the poster with the Army husband above), but she doesn't have childcare experience. Because we have 4, all of them too young to trust on their own in, say, a parking lot (ages 4 and under), I don't really have time for someone who needs to learn about the needs and limits of the different age groups. I need proof that all 4 of them are going to survive a trip to the zoo, for example, before I hire her. If she really wants to nanny, she's going to need to start with an "easier" family, either fewer or older kids.

But I agree with a lot of people who are wondering why you're going into nannying. Would you be able to make a commitment to a family, or do you see it as a short-term gig? If the latter, I'd strongly suggest signing up with an agency for temp placements. You can make decent money doing it, build your childcare portfolio, and have the option to switch to full time if you decide this really is the job for you.[/quote]

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