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Julie
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Date Posted: 19:47:52 06/17/03 Tue
I am not a parent but I have several friends who are nannies and parents and they have their kids with them while working. In their experiences it does not create a conflict any more than it will for you having more than one child, they all need to be taken care of and recieve all the attention they need. There is no favoritism, everyone gets their age appropriate food, toys, etc. Infants require a little more hands on care than a toddler who can walk from place to place so that has to be taken into account. I think, in my own experience and in talking to friends, it is very managable to care for a toddler and two infants (or other combinations of ages), mothers (and fathers) have been doing it for as long as humans have been around, if she feels it isn't working I'm sure she'll let you know and give you time to find another situation. I don't know what kind of pay Chicago nannies make but I don't think you should expect to pay much differently to a nanny who brings their child than one who doesn't. She is still doing the same job and will no doubt be playing a very important role in your child life and should be paid accordingly. I know several nannies who work on a flexible schedule, the parents have different days off each week and sometimes work mornings, other times don't have to work until afternoons, etc. It's not uncommon. You will just have to talk about that with your nanny. I think their should be a minimum salary that your nanny will make a week, regardless of how few hours you need her. It is afterall going to be her sole source of income while employed by you. Then if she works more than a certain amount of hours a week she should get paid whatever hourly wage you agree on with her in addition to her minimum salary.
>I'm a parent and would love some feedback from
>nannies. I'm pregnant with my 2nd child and have a 21
>month old boy. Currently, he is in daycare 3 days a
>week, but we are thinking about hiring a nanny (not a
>live-in) when the baby comes. One of his teachers is
>pregnant and we've mentioned the idea to her and she
>reacted positively. But before we decide if this is
>what we want to do, I was hoping I could get some
>advice from those already doing it.
>
>First of all, is it common for a nanny to bring her
>child? Does this create any conflicts? How will this
>work with a 2 year old and 2 infants- is this
>manageable for her? What sort of pay (I'm in the
>Chicago suburbs)? I would expect to pay less than
>average because she will have her child there too, or
>is that unfair of me? Is a set schedlue typical? My
>husband and I have very flexible jobs and we wouldn't
>necessarily need her on a full-time basis all the
>time. How is that handled, or should I expect to pay
>her a 40 hour week regardless of how many hours she
>puts in?
>
>I have a ton more questions, but I'll stop there. Any
>feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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