When choosing a nanny for a child, you should not rely only on intuition. The best advisor in this matter is common sense.
When deciding on such an important matter as the selection of domestic staff to whom you are going to entrust your child, you must try to avoid common mistakes.
1. Lack of attention to nanny recommendations can do you a disservice. When deciding about your child, you need to try to think everything over properly. To form an opinion about the nanny, you do not need to be guided only by intuition - study the recommendations, do not be lazy to call the people who provided them, inquire about the age of the children whom the nanny looked after, find out how they evaluate her work. Remember that you can write any good words in the recommendation.
2. Looking for a nanny at the last minute is not very convenient. Do not postpone things "for later". In order to find a nanny who can fully meet your needs, and also not bring much damage to the family budget, if you have enough time, you can even arrange a competitive selection. Study the recommendations, ask your friends. Ideally, the new nanny should start her duties ten days before the day you go to work - you can observe how she treats the child, whether they fit together.
3. Inability to choose a nanny. Have you ever noticed how much time you sometimes spend on choosing new clothes for yourself? Surprisingly, sometimes parents carry out the procedure for selecting a good nanny many times faster. Take some time to do this, taking into account your child's age, how he will react to the new person in the house, find out both the nanny's education and experience, and how well she is fluent in modern child development methods.
4. Understand your responsibilities from the employer's point of view. When choosing a nanny, be aware that you will need to act in this role. Feel free to study the nanny's biography and work experience, habits, character and health status. Ask if the nanny has her own children, find out their age and gender, what is the relationship between them. Clarify payment issues, define exactly the responsibilities, work schedule, find out in advance whether the nanny agrees to stay with the child longer than agreed, if it is suddenly required.
5. Be sure to consider the long-term needs of the family. After you have decided on the amount that can be painlessly allocated from your budget to pay for nanny services, determine the period for which you need it, ask about the nanny's plans for the future - whether she plans to work for you for such a time. Also, think in advance of the option that the nanny will leave you suddenly - which family member in this case will be able to free himself (for example, take a short-term vacation) for the time that will require the search for a new nanny.
