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I don't normally post, but I have had some issue arise and was hoping for some advice. We have had a nanny for 6 months and things just seem off. First she is very nice almost too nice if that makes sense. She is a push over and lets the kids walk all over her. I gave her a schedule for the kids as well as a copy of our house rules. The rules are simple stuff for the kids. Such as no yelling, hitting, respect one another. Well she seems to not enforce them at all. I call the house and it sounds like I have a zoo in my living room. She is there to watch my 2 younger boys my older son is off for the summer, but he is almost 14 and care for himself if he is not at camp. Here is the big problem I am having today. The nanny took my kids to a park that is close to my Dads house. When they get there my 3yo has to go potty. She calls my 13yo and ask him to walk to the park and then take his brother to my dads to use the bathroom. This really agrivated me since I don't expect my son to have to care for his brothers and that is why I have a nanny. Please let me know how you woul dhandle all of this as I am ready to flip out. Thank you.
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Re: Nanny Issues
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I would find a new nanny because all of the other things you mentioned. Her letting them walk all over her, is enough IMO to get rid of her.
It sounds like a bad fit. My cousin had a nanny who was absolutely wonderful with babies, but as her DD got older she saw that the nanny wasn't good at setting boundaries and enforcing rules. Maybe your nanny is not well qualified for your kids' age range, as nice as she may be.