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You're bumping a more than 2 year old thread to perpetuate a "sitter vs. nanny" debate?

That's pretty sad.

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Sitter simply does what she is told.

Nanny takes full advantage
of her experience and training.

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Anonymous wrote:Yikes, I'm a highly paid nanny who does whatever I think is the best thing for the child. Parents who want me, tell me they specifically depend on me for that reason. They often discuss what their doing, and ask if that's the best thing.
Does that mean I am not a nanny, in your opinion?

You've described yourself exactly as NannyDeb did - someone who does what the parents want while offering advice, ideas, etc. I don't see any way in which you could logically argue that her definition is invalid.

No, I personally do not do anything, because I was "told" to. I do only what I determine is best. But that's just me, maybe.

Just me too! Parents are in charge, nannies learn to follow their lead and add ideas in as you go, but parents should be the guiding light.

MB here - In that case, I would not consider you to be a good nanny. My kids are my kids and I expect a nanny to follow my and DH's instructions. Of course we have regular conversations when she has thoughts or suggestions, and we trust her judgment to make good decisions for our child when necessary. But if she never did what we asked of her and only what she decided to? We'd replace her very quickly.

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Anonymous wrote:Yikes, I'm a highly paid nanny who does whatever I think is the best thing for the child. Parents who want me, tell me they specifically depend on me for that reason. They often discuss what their doing, and ask if that's the best thing.
Does that mean I am not a nanny, in your opinion?

You've described yourself exactly as NannyDeb did - someone who does what the parents want while offering advice, ideas, etc. I don't see any way in which you could logically argue that her definition is invalid.

No, I personally do not do anything, because I was "told" to. I do only what I determine is best. But that's just me, maybe.

Just me too! Parents are in charge, nannies learn to follow their lead and add ideas in as you go, but parents should be the guiding light.

MB here - In that case, I would not consider you to be a good nanny. My kids are my kids and I expect a nanny to follow my and DH's instructions. Of course we have regular conversations when she has thoughts or suggestions, and we trust her judgment to make good decisions for our child when necessary. But if she never did what we asked of her and only what she decided to? We'd replace her very quickly.

Anonymous wrote:My 8 years old charge lolz telling me about the difference of the two.

According to him,

Sitters sits while they watch the kids )
Nannies play, feed, cuddle and kiss their charge. (He will run to me and say, I am a Nanny )

Please, don't fire me here this is only a fun joke from an eight year old.

Anonymous wrote:We use sitters & have had a nanny. A sitter comes by for occasional work with the children and otherwise has something else that occupies her days - often a student of some sort or a recent grad between jobs. She feeds the kids, plays with them, gets them to bed, and at most, might load up the dinner plates and put toys away in terms of work around the house. She follows instructions and rarely does more than is asked.

A nanny is usually full time, but even if not has some sort of consistent schedule with the kids, is responsible for not just keeping the kids in decent shape but for enriching their days - taking them to activities, doing educational activities at home, and might be in charge of household tasks at home - like keeping the play room organized, teaching the kids to clean up after themselves, doing the children's laundry, giving the kids baths, and she may or may not have household-only tasks if there's a lot of downtime with naps, kids in part time preschool, etc. A nanny has a bigger scope of work and more responsibility, is expected to take initiative to keep things in order and the kids on the right track.

Anonymous wrote:It's different to everyone. In general, a nanny has more job related knowledge, is more experienced, and costs 20-30/hr. A sitter is usually closer to 15/hr.

Anonymous wrote:A sitter watches your kids while you go out to a movie. A nanny effectively raises and tutors your kids while you're gone. A nanny is a safety supervisor, a tutor, a cook, a housekeeper, and a nurturer all in one. Big difference.

Anonymous wrote:It's different to everyone. In general, a nanny has more job related knowledge, is more experienced, and costs 20-30/hr. A sitter is usually closer to 15/hr.

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Anonymous wrote:It's different to everyone. In general, a nanny has more job related knowledge, is more experienced, and costs 20-30/hr. A sitter is usually closer to 15/hr.

Here we are.

I pay my nanny $12 an hour so there goes your theory.