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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You'd have to first agree what a nanny is. Good luck with that, seeing that some of you think it's a warm body, while others think it's a professional with extensive knowledge of, and experience with early childhood development.[/quote]

Ok, let's talk definitions? What exactly is "extensive knowledge or early childhood development"? has read X number of books about it? Has a degree?  Has been a nanny for X years? But that's experience, not necessarily knowing the theory or latest research.[/quote]
Put it like this... I have yet to be presented with an issue I didn't know how to solve. I take the time to gather the info I need, and I know the solution. Neither theory, nor latest research, can do that for a child.

It's been continuing education and ongoing experience, that got me here. Last time I chatted with an agency owner, she grilled me with every possible dilemma she could think of. After I aced every question in the book and then some, she said, "Now why do you want to be a nanny?" As if I was overqualified to work with children. Yes, I do consulting too, for a $100/hr. Probably lots of people are overqualified to do what they love doing. It's fine.[/quote]

There can be not 1 but various solutions to the same issue. Furthermore, parents might prefer it to be solved differently from your "i know how", they might have a preference based on the latest research or other factors. An expert would know different approaches and their pros and cons. A nanny (not you specifically, but any nanny in general) who claims to be a child development expert should know the subject matter to be able to claim expertise.  Otherwise, "I did this with the previous Larlo and it worked" is simply experience, which is valuable, but does not make one a child development expert. Things that work the simplest might not be optimal in the long run.  [/quote]

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