tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post5916980567891647806..comments2023-10-31T06:06:59.528-04:00Comments on How to Be the Best Nanny : Do Mothers Make Better Nannies?Best Nanny Newsletterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06103799261254020125noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-67743447715025511002011-10-08T22:14:09.229-04:002011-10-08T22:14:09.229-04:00Being a mother does not in itself create a great n...Being a mother does not in itself create a great nanny.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-79556940282851287272011-10-08T10:27:46.220-04:002011-10-08T10:27:46.220-04:00I'm glad to see support of mothers who want to...I'm glad to see support of mothers who want to be nannies. I have found most moms of infants and schho aged kids don't get nanny jobs. Mothers with kids that are empty nesters find nanny jobs easier than moms of younger kids because they have more flexible schedules + become nannies because they want to not because they have toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-16864267670125104652011-10-07T13:51:26.491-04:002011-10-07T13:51:26.491-04:00Parents care most about money. They always seem to...Parents care most about money. They always seem to hire au pairs and young nannies because they are cheaper. I personally don't know any nannies that are mothers of young kids. I know "retired" mothers with grown kids as nannies in my area. Parents who hire nannies usually want their nanny available much longer than a mother of young kids could ever work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-24128359745889100772011-10-07T12:39:02.759-04:002011-10-07T12:39:02.759-04:00I have found my nanny friends that are moms have b...I have found my nanny friends that are moms have been disqualified from jobs due to the long hours of the jobs the employers hire younger, unattached nannies.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213382229701873907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-773373869463725905.post-10329009029612735792011-10-07T06:15:34.027-04:002011-10-07T06:15:34.027-04:00Being a mother is not at all enough to judge if so...Being a mother is not at all enough to judge if someone will be a good nanny! I know some terrible nannies that are mothers too. They yell at the kids, watch soap operas instead of watching the kids and don't even keep the kids clean. <br /><br />Another problem is I have a nanny friend that is a single mother who can't find a nanny job! The parents admit they don't know what my friend will do with her baby!!! Of course she'll get childcare too! It makes me mad that at any other job it would be discrimination to ask if have kids or are pregnant but in nanny jobs it hurts your chances of getting the job!<br /><br />Parents who work really long hours are right though. What happens when a mother who is their nanny needs to attend meetings at school for their own kids? Have a sick kid and can't come to work? Needs to leave early so she can pick up her kid at school and feed them dinner and take them to after school activites?<br /><br />I feel there are plenty of bad mothers I wouldn't want caring for my child full time. But, at the same time it's unfair that being a mother sometimes hurts a nanny's chances of getting a job too.AuPairDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601954529507054216noreply@blogger.com