Anonymous
09/20/2020 00:31
Subject: Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is my first nannying job and I have two charges: a 5y/o girl and a 3y/o boy. I meet them tomorrow before I begin my trial week and hope to make a good impression. Do any experienced nannies have tips? Thanks!
Find a profession with growth potential. If you don't have a college degree, get one.
Absolutely get a college degree but nannying is really coming up in the world. If you love working with children it has as much growth potential as teaching (and generally more money).
But yes, regardless, get your bachelors degree in the least.
Oh yes! She can make a six figure income in 250 years? Not!
I could if I lived out. I choose to live-in for the relationship with the family, and I make $50-75k.
Anonymous
09/19/2020 23:47
Subject: Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is my first nannying job and I have two charges: a 5y/o girl and a 3y/o boy. I meet them tomorrow before I begin my trial week and hope to make a good impression. Do any experienced nannies have tips? Thanks!
Find a profession with growth potential. If you don't have a college degree, get one.
Absolutely get a college degree but nannying is really coming up in the world. If you love working with children it has as much growth potential as teaching (and generally more money).
But yes, regardless, get your bachelors degree in the least.
Oh yes! She can make a six figure income in 250 years? Not!
Huh? Yes, there are nannies who earn $100,000 a year (count ‘me - six figures).
But neither will millions of other good, solid and great professions.
And the whole “not!” thing is long over, dear.
Anonymous
09/19/2020 23:40
Subject: Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is my first nannying job and I have two charges: a 5y/o girl and a 3y/o boy. I meet them tomorrow before I begin my trial week and hope to make a good impression. Do any experienced nannies have tips? Thanks!
Find a profession with growth potential. If you don't have a college degree, get one.
Absolutely get a college degree but nannying is really coming up in the world. If you love working with children it has as much growth potential as teaching (and generally more money).
But yes, regardless, get your bachelors degree in the least.
Oh yes! She can make a six figure income in 250 years? Not!
Anonymous
09/19/2020 20:40
Subject: Re:Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:Ask the parents their rules and restrictions. You don’t need to research discipline techniques - just follow the parents.
+1. The parents have already chosen a discipline method. You follow their rules.
Anonymous
09/19/2020 20:38
Subject: Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is my first nannying job and I have two charges: a 5y/o girl and a 3y/o boy. I meet them tomorrow before I begin my trial week and hope to make a good impression. Do any experienced nannies have tips? Thanks!
Find a profession with growth potential. If you don't have a college degree, get one.
Absolutely get a college degree but nannying is really coming up in the world. If you love working with children it has as much growth potential as teaching (and generally more money).
But yes, regardless, get your bachelors degree in the least.
Anonymous
09/19/2020 20:35
Subject: Re:Advice for a nanny starting out?
Ask the parents their rules and restrictions. You don’t need to research discipline techniques - just follow the parents.
Anonymous
09/19/2020 17:19
Subject: Re:Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:What experience do you have babysitting or in a daycare or preschool?
If you don’t have any, grab some books on child psychology, discipline styles that mesh well with the ages and the parent’s discipline (if they don’t require the same type they use), and activities and crafts geared to those ages. I’d also suggest at least one book on sibling squabbles.
If you e read the two latest threads, you can see what can go wrong when someone says they’re a nanny, but they don’t know anything about children. If you don’t have experience or any knowledge of child development, you need to get limited experience and/or read a ton before trying to tackle a nanny role, or you and the kids will be miserable.
I have read lots of books on child development in preparation, but will read a discipline one as well. Thanks!
Anonymous
09/19/2020 17:18
Subject: Re:Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:Smile and be open. Do not crowd or come on to strong with kids that age. Tell them kid friendly things about you like the name of your cat or dog or something silly about where you’re from. Sincerely compliment them on stuff they honestly do well.
If you want to engage them in coloring, for example, just sit down and start coloring.
Talk to them and not at them. Ask them fun questions “ what’s your favorite animal today”.
Good luck!
Thank you!
Anonymous
09/19/2020 17:18
Subject: Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:This is my first nannying job and I have two charges: a 5y/o girl and a 3y/o boy. I meet them tomorrow before I begin my trial week and hope to make a good impression. Do any experienced nannies have tips? Thanks!
Find a profession with growth potential. If you don't have a college degree, get one.
I’m in college now. This is a temporary position until I move abroad to study International Relations. Thanks!
Anonymous
09/19/2020 16:01
Subject: Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:This is my first nannying job and I have two charges: a 5y/o girl and a 3y/o boy. I meet them tomorrow before I begin my trial week and hope to make a good impression. Do any experienced nannies have tips? Thanks!
Find a profession with growth potential. If you don't have a college degree, get one.
Anonymous
09/19/2020 15:48
Subject: Re:Advice for a nanny starting out?
Smile and be open. Do not crowd or come on to strong with kids that age. Tell them kid friendly things about you like the name of your cat or dog or something silly about where you’re from. Sincerely compliment them on stuff they honestly do well.
If you want to engage them in coloring, for example, just sit down and start coloring.
Talk to them and not at them. Ask them fun questions “ what’s your favorite animal today”.
Good luck!
If you want to engage them in coloring, for example, just sit down and start coloring.
Talk to them and not at them. Ask them fun questions “ what’s your favorite animal today”.
Good luck!
Anonymous
09/19/2020 08:07
Subject: Re:Advice for a nanny starting out?
Anonymous wrote:I just realized that you stated that you have a job, but you’ve never met the kids. That’s beyond strange. Even as a live-in nanny, I FaceTime with the kids before I arrive.
Sorry! I meant to say it was a possible job. So if the kids like me, we will start a trial week!
Anonymous
09/19/2020 03:16
Subject: Re:Advice for a nanny starting out?
I just realized that you stated that you have a job, but you’ve never met the kids. That’s beyond strange. Even as a live-in nanny, I FaceTime with the kids before I arrive.
Anonymous
09/19/2020 03:15
Subject: Re:Advice for a nanny starting out?
What experience do you have babysitting or in a daycare or preschool?
If you don’t have any, grab some books on child psychology, discipline styles that mesh well with the ages and the parent’s discipline (if they don’t require the same type they use), and activities and crafts geared to those ages. I’d also suggest at least one book on sibling squabbles.
If you e read the two latest threads, you can see what can go wrong when someone says they’re a nanny, but they don’t know anything about children. If you don’t have experience or any knowledge of child development, you need to get limited experience and/or read a ton before trying to tackle a nanny role, or you and the kids will be miserable.
If you don’t have any, grab some books on child psychology, discipline styles that mesh well with the ages and the parent’s discipline (if they don’t require the same type they use), and activities and crafts geared to those ages. I’d also suggest at least one book on sibling squabbles.
If you e read the two latest threads, you can see what can go wrong when someone says they’re a nanny, but they don’t know anything about children. If you don’t have experience or any knowledge of child development, you need to get limited experience and/or read a ton before trying to tackle a nanny role, or you and the kids will be miserable.
Anonymous
09/18/2020 22:01
Subject: Advice for a nanny starting out?
This is my first nannying job and I have two charges: a 5y/o girl and a 3y/o boy. I meet them tomorrow before I begin my trial week and hope to make a good impression. Do any experienced nannies have tips? Thanks!