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Anonymous wrote:Once upon a time I had a charge call me morning!
I guess cause I would walk in and his mom would say.... "Morning!"

Haha what a dumb kid!

my charges call me buddy they dont know how to say my name and that is how it comes out.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's cute when a five year old is calling adults by their first names. Do you?

Cute? I dont think its cute, or anything else, just normal.... I have never been called anything but my first name by any charge over the years....

Do you hope that kids will always keep calling you by your first name?

Yes of course, its my name!

I'm the "ba-ba-ba" poster but I HOPE when he starts using names that mine, which is three syllables, gets mangled into an adorable nickname. I'd be happy to use a baby-given nickname forever.

Barring that, I'd expect him to use my first name. Now until always.

Like PP, I don't mind if a family insists on "Miss First Name" but I'm just as (perhaps more) comfortable without the formality.

An awesome baby nickname would definitely be great too My last charges, twins, had a great nickname for me before they could pronounce my name that defiantly stuck!

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's cute when a five year old is calling adults by their first names. Do you?

Cute? I dont think its cute, or anything else, just normal.... I have never been called anything but my first name by any charge over the years....

Do you hope that kids will always keep calling you by your first name?

Yes of course, its my name!

I'm the "ba-ba-ba" poster but I HOPE when he starts using names that mine, which is three syllables, gets mangled into an adorable nickname. I'd be happy to use a baby-given nickname forever.

Barring that, I'd expect him to use my first name. Now until always.

Like PP, I don't mind if a family insists on "Miss First Name" but I'm just as (perhaps more) comfortable without the formality.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's cute when a five year old is calling adults by their first names. Do you?

Cute? I dont think its cute, or anything else, just normal.... I have never been called anything but my first name by any charge over the years....

Do you hope that kids will always keep calling you by your first name?

Yes of course, its my name!

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Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's cute when a five year old is calling adults by their first names. Do you?

Cute? I dont think its cute, or anything else, just normal.... I have never been called anything but my first name by any charge over the years....

Do you hope that kids will always keep calling you by your first name?

Anonymous wrote:I don't think it's cute when a five year old is calling adults by their first names. Do you?

Cute? I dont think its cute, or anything else, just normal.... I have never been called anything but my first name by any charge over the years....

My last family, it was a pet name which started as the baby's attempt at saying my name. By the end of my time there, the kids were pretty much using my first name but the parents still used the pet name, haha. Very cute and I think it showed how much they cared about me-- they went above and beyond in many respects.

Now I care for an infant, so we'll see I guess. I kind of hope the pet name thing happens again

I don't think it's cute when a five year old is calling adults by their first names. Do you?

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Anonymous wrote:ba-ba-ba same as he calls everybody.

Lol. Same here

Haha... ditto... the older kiddies I know simply call me by my first name. Any formal stuff would be super weird!

Anonymous wrote:My charges calls me, Miss and my first name..

Same

I've always been called my first name or a variation of it. If a family wanted to use Miss before my name, I wouldn't fight it, it is teaching children respect. Or by calling someone madam or ma'am. Too many people have no respect for others and are not taught how to properly respect their elders, so I wouldn't fight it.

Anonymous wrote:Seeing that I am not their big sis, they call me "Miss Jane". It seems to go a long way in how they (and everyone else) respects my work.
Nannies, just tell the parents that you have children call you "Miss ....."
Believe me, you'll notice the difference. Parents should promote that to.

I completely disagree with this on so many levels. I do not want to just "have my work respected". I am very well respected by my charges and their parents. The children also really care about me as another adult family roll model in their lives. There is a very emotional bond between children and their nanny. It would be WAY to formal to be called Miss...

My first name, I would not be comfortable being called Miss anything by my charges. As a preschool teach, sure, but not as a nanny. I am very close with my charges (and MB & DB) and more like a member of the family. It would be weird to be that formal. It has defintiely never hurt the level of respect I get as a nanny. I am still a very professional nanny, however there is an emotional bond with this job! Just go a with the territory!