Make your Nanny Happy

Posting a babysitting job is quite easy especially now that there are nanny services available on line. Getting the right person for the nanny job is another thing; one has to go through the process of knowing the candidate and assessing if the person would be compatible with your child, after that the nanny has to be trained to make sure that she would surely get the job done.

The work of an employer doesn’t stop there. Now that the nanny is already settled in your house the problem would be is how to make the nanny love the job?

You could have the best nanny and she could do the best work to take your place, but there are times that nannies encounter problems that would make them want to quit the job.

To give you an idea here is a list of the most common problems that nannies often encounter:

Some employers don’t recognize the nanny’s authority over their child. Some nannies don’t get the support from their employers. When a child commits a mistake the parents would do no action about it.

Getting a bad pay, when a nanny complains about this, it could mean that she feels that she is getting overworked but undervalued.

The working hours are too long and the work is too heavy. It could mean that the employer is taking a lot of responsibility to the nanny, and there is no time for rest.

The employer doesn’t give enough benefits. If a nanny is working hard, it would only be normal for her to expect perks on the job or else she might think that doing her best is not worth it.

Knowing the needs of a nanny as an employee and as a person could be the key to a smooth flowing relationship. Sometimes the simplest gesture of saying ‘thank you’ is enough to make one feel that she is appreciated.