tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post3254553288796686768..comments2023-10-31T06:06:59.528-04:00Comments on How to Be the Best Nanny : 10 Things Nannies Don't Want to Do for FamiliesBest Nanny Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06103799261254020125noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-75491376817305228792011-09-22T07:03:53.247-04:002011-09-22T07:03:53.247-04:00I think this is a good list. I have never grocery ...I think this is a good list. I have never grocery shopped, picked up dry cleaning or ran family errands. Each nanny is different however I make sure parents I work for understand that I am there to care for the children. To be there with them and be attentive to their needs while they are awake. While children are asleep or at preschool I will do child related chores. If there are dishes from the weekend when I arrive on Monday, I leave them, if the playroom is trashed from a play date the night before then the kids and I may play else where that day - take a trip to the park or just be outside for the majority of the day. If it's the first time, I will probably straighten the playroom and mention to the parents when they get home, something like "I took some time while the kids were sleeping and straightened up the playroom. It looked like you all had fun last night." I have learned over the years that you have to take a stand for the things you don't feel are right because no one else is going to. I have everything in my contract so there is no mistaking what my duties are. I respectfully talk about the things that are my pet peeves while discussing the duties and non-duties in the contract. This gets everyone on the same page form the get go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-72131459315335901942011-09-13T06:10:26.249-04:002011-09-13T06:10:26.249-04:00I think this is the perfect list for host parents ...I think this is the perfect list for host parents for au pairs. The au pair program is much more strict and regulated. Nannies can take on more duties though. <br /><br />I think as a nanny cooking, laundry, making beds, grocery shopping and running errands seem expected. In my nanny jobs those are normal.AuPairDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601954529507054216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-84284598995969857622011-09-13T04:55:57.404-04:002011-09-13T04:55:57.404-04:00That was lovely and a bit of an epiphany.Thanks fo...That was lovely and a bit of an epiphany.Thanks for the share....<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://templateresumes.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">RESUME OBJECTIVES</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-8485957520704244032011-09-12T20:00:00.679-04:002011-09-12T20:00:00.679-04:00I like the list and hope parents see it. But by fa...I like the list and hope parents see it. But by far my biggest pet peeve is being asked to stay late at the last minute is a pet peeve. I am not talking about having to stay late at work or bad traffic.Tobago Nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441118518004856552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-80542871805025345082011-09-12T14:00:58.247-04:002011-09-12T14:00:58.247-04:00my pet peeve is cleaning up parents stuff. The par...my pet peeve is cleaning up parents stuff. The parentsshould know if they don't do it I am doing it. I hate when they leave dishes in sink or don't help load + unload dishwasher. I don't mind running errands + I have always done the grocery shopping.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-87692311870373760532011-09-12T09:08:10.033-04:002011-09-12T09:08:10.033-04:00I don't like when I am expected to do parents ...I don't like when I am expected to do parents laundry, dishes or bed. I do not do their weekend dishes. My agency told me its no big deal. Well if its no big deal why can't the parents do it?reynanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-31740896344478772782011-09-12T09:01:18.204-04:002011-09-12T09:01:18.204-04:00I don't mind helping the family out, but when ...I don't mind helping the family out, but when it starts to be taking advantage of me,then I get upset. What upsets me the most is the the parents make time in the a.m. to check their e-mails and then run short on time, so they leave their breakfast dishes, coffee cups on the counter or table. And also their mess in the living room from the night before. If every family would follow the rule of, we leave it clean for you, you leave it clean for me, life as a nanny would be so much nicer.<br />I also don't like to have extra work on Monday, because they had guests over and were too tired to clean up. If they have children over and the playroom gets wreaked, have the kids clean up before they leave. It's dis-respectful and out of the nannies line of duties to expect the nanny to clean up after guests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-49959492865103154532011-09-12T06:18:45.064-04:002011-09-12T06:18:45.064-04:00I love this article for all parents to read.
But ...I love this article for all parents to read.<br /><br />But to be honest I have grocery shopped, picked up dry cleaning, done dishes at every job. I hate, hate, hate doing weekend dishes on Monday morning but it has happened at all my nanny jobs. It was my husband that explained to me that I usually don't do dishes or make my bed before I leave to go to work. He made me realize it never takes more than 10 min to load dishwasher. <br /><br />The dry cleaners deliver to the house. But I always do all the grocery shopping. Are there any nannies that don't grocery shop? I'm not expected to cook for the parents but it's not hard to just make more of whatever I cook for the kids so there are enough for the parents too. <br /><br />Just because I hate doing the parents dishes doesn't mean it's not part of my job. We all hate some things about our jobs. My husband made me realize that not liking doing it doesn't mean I'm not going to be expected it to do it. I've been doing it at all 5 families I have worked for.Nannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356890156093593889noreply@blogger.com