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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"I talked to her and she is literate, just intimidated by official paperwork and forms as she didn't have any formal education until she moved here. I talked to her about continuing education and helping her with her reading and writing skills. I'm having such a hard time as she is such a kind and hard working person but I'm not sure if she is the right fit for our dear child. "

You need her to demonstrate that for you. Ask her to come today and read to your child. Offer to pay for the hour. Tell her you are sorry but you really need to make sure about this if it's so critical to you.

We hired a nanny similarly thinking that anyone that spoke English as fluently as she did must of course be literate. Over the course of the first few years, it became pretty clear that she cannot read (although she has not admitted this.) We have worked around it but if we did not know this, it could create dangerous situations for medication. Our kids have been healthy enough to just have occassional antibiotics [b]so it is not hard to verbally explain "1 Tablespoon of "x" at noon".[/b] But if your child had mroe serious medical issues it would be impossible to work through i think.[/quote]

I would do this for any nanny. I wouldn't trust most nannies, let alone anyone on this board to be smart enough to read the bottle before giving medicine. I always spell every little step out for our nanny, sometimes I feel like I am being condescending but I just can't risk it.[/quote]

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