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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This forum has been excellent for it's insight as to just what parents think about caregivers and the people that are taking care of the most precious things in their lives. If the house burnt down the children are normally something you would not want to loose in that fire... So, my next question is if anybody here has worked as a full time nanny/au pair??

I have worked for more than 6 years now as a nanny/au pair/babysitter/ care giver, and no matter what name you give it the essentials are the same, I am charged with the care of somebody else's life, learning, well being and development.
So, when I read a job listing that states someone would like a carer for two/three children and they only want to pay around $11 an hour, I for one keep scrolling. It depends on the level of professionalism of the hired help, their age and levels of maturity.

If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys, and yes we are humans too, my apologies to whom I am addressing but I am currently studying human growth and development and babies can benefit from being read to, it expands the vocabulary and teaches various communication and concepts.
I hardly think any of us are capable of expressing just how much we actually understand, and babies can be said to be the same. The ears are generally fully developed in utero unless there has been some damage to the fetus... Anyway, we all raise children differently around the world.

We do get bored, same thing every day, especially if alone with a baby it can be incredibly dull, getting out of the house is a good idea, for everyone's sanity.

To address the masters/educational aspect of this debate, when I began honestly I did not have a masters/education that was anything in child care, but it appears that some of the best in this profession do not, a piece of paper states that you may have given your teachers all the right answers but does not mean you are able to have any of the soft skills that are required for the field of child care. Certainly things such as first aid and police checks are a must be we must keep in mind that not every sitter is a match for every family.
The way that one family raises their children can be completely different to the way another family raises their family, cultural/religious/geographical aspects included.
As a parent you must not be afraid to say something to your sitter, of course tact is certainly advised but if is at the end of the day Your children, no one elses.

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Hmm, when you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. Imagine that![/quote]

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