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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on the 70 yo. I'm older so not being ageist. Before school care, after school care definitely. All day all week takes someone special regardless of age. [/quote]

Being a great nanny does take someone with a number of special skills. Patience, the ability to respectfully work in someone’s home, lots of knowledge about child development and the skills to use that knowledge effectively. Nannies also need to be their own HR department and politely draw boundaries around what they will and won’t do. Most importantly, a great nanny loves their job enough to tolerate being seen as the help by people who don’t know just how much they bring to the table.

Sure, being healthy and agile is important, but the nanny sitting down with her face stuck in her phone isn’t going to see the toddler slipping and grab them before they fall down. Nannies have to be aware of what’s happening around them, and a bored, disengaged, and distracted nanny of any age isn’t a great nanny in any way, shape, or form. [/quote]

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