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[quote=Anonymous]I was brought in as a nanny after a succession of bad APs.  Prior to those three in 6 months, the family had 3 fantastic APs, and wanted to extend with one.
First problem AP was just not loud enough or confident enough.  Three kids are noisy, physical and wrestle around.  It can turn into an argument if someone’s elbow or knee slips, so the adult HAS to be willing to speak up and wade in to pull one out.  In another household, she was fine, just the wrong AP for that family.
Second problem AP had no common sense.  She stood at the top of the driveway to throw the ball down the driveway to a 3yo.  She was also vindictive, and flushed a handful of the daughter’s favorite hair ties (causing a blockage requiring the plumber, again no common sense).  She was verbally and emotionally abusive.  She should not have been allowed to rematch to another family, so it wasn’t a surprise when she tried to rematch a second time and was sent home instead.
Third AP was the worst.  Not reliable, including sleeping through noon preschool pick up, missing the middle child’s bus and forgetting the oldest at school, all in one week.  Scatterbrained, no idea what homework was, let alone whether early elementary kids had done it, or whether backpacks were packed for the morning.  No ability to make even boiled eggs, scrambled or boxed man and cheese, let along anything else.  Verbally and emotionally abusive, and during a two week reset, decided to physically abuse a 3yo.  Immediately removed from the house, but it took the kids age before they trusted caregivers other than their parents.[/quote]

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