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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being a nanny is only stressful and isolating if you are doing it right.  Seriously, how many nannies do you see out there "doing it right"?  [/quote]
[b]Does "doing it right" mean we care about doing the highest quality of work? [/b]

Those who don't care about the children aren't nannies. 
They're fly-by-night sitters, not nannies.

Too bad if parents refuse to understand the difference.[/quote]

Yes.  And from what I have seen most nannies don't care about doing "the highest quality of work" and too bad for them refusing to understand the difference.  Nannies constantly on their phones, nannies who don't know or understand developmental stages, nannies who never talk, read or engage their charges (or who can't because they don't speak English).  Sitting on your phone in the park while your charges run around bugging good nannies and parents to pay attention to them is not stressful.   [/quote]

If you find playing with your charge stressful,  being a nanny is NOT for you.

I'm a nanny and don't even have a data plan on my phone, so there is no "being on my phone" ever. I nanny two lovely kids, a toddler and a preschooler. Nothing stressful about my day. Sure they fight sometimes,  but they are loving children and I've known both of them since birth. I have them on a great routine that allows me about 2hrs a day completely to myself.I get to be outside, often go fruit and vegetable picking at local farms and plan all kinds of fun activities outside of the house.

[b]How is this stressful again?[/b][/quote]

You are responsible for the life of a child.  It is not an office job where if you don't pay attention you could lose a report.  When a nanny doesn't doesn't pay attention a child can die.  A toddler can run into the street in four seconds flat.  A sudden spike in a fever can lead to a febrile seizure and permanent brain damage in a baby.  A child can choke while eating (the DC nanny who watched her charge die in front of her in spite of performing CPR).  I find the enormous responsibility of caring for a child stressful - as I should.

As a nanny, your job is more than playing with your charge.   [/quote]

Absolutely. And there are countless other issues that could come up when children's lives are in your hands as a job. A few towns over from me, a young lady in is prison right now because a toddler died while she was working at daycare - he had a skull fracture, so they pinned abuse on her, even though all evidence pointed elsewhere - to the fact that he was a "head banger" and doctors confirmed he most likely suffered a self inflicted head injury from, say, a tantrum, which went unnoticed and didn't produce symptoms until in her care. Which, unfortunately, led to his death. But, she is still in prison because they cannot prove it one way or the other.

I have had many close calls over the years myself, as any full time parent/caregiver does, and have learned to keep myself on my toes (read: stressed out) at all times.

This job is incredibly challenging and can be very stressful. [/quote]

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