It is a universal truth that every profession has a certain set of rules which are required to be followed by a person to perform his duties efficiently and therefore the job of a nanny is not an exception to it. But, unfortunately, as the nannies have to take care of the children in front of their parents also, there are some circumstances when the parents do not like her scolding their child for little mistakes, this although is a natural process towards the child from the parent’s.
Going through this problem sometimes the nannies are not comfortable in performing their duties which can be beneficial for the child. Anyhow, as the parents are unaware of all these aspects, they start criticizing her services, which makes their relationship quite crucial. To avoid this situation from happening in your family, you must let your nanny do her services accordingly and also get yourself educated about the etiquettes which should be kept in concern after you have hired the nanny services. Because, besides this, there are lots of reasons like pay, change in working schedule, etc which can create useless tension in your relationship.
- Salary: It is seen that most of the parents do not like the idea of paying the nanny for the period during which she is not supposed to come to their home. There are some days when either the family has to go out for the picnic or the nanny has some work at home or she falls ill. Not paying the salary for these days is not a good practice, if you are going out of town for any work, then it is not the nanny’s fault she is always ready to offer her services according to the contract, therefore, stopping her salary is inhuman on your part and so is, if you stop her salary for illness. Always remember that as you need money to feed your family, similarly she also needs money to look after her family, therefore do not hesitate in paying her salary on time.
- Inform her accordingly: It is seen that most of the parents, mainly in case of live-out nannies, do not return to home on time, because they feel that nanny will take care of the child during their absence. This thinking is wrong, if you have hired a live-out nanny, it means she will leave for home on her decided time. Maybe you can forget to inform her of coming late on any particular day, but making this as a practice is wrong. In case, if you to come late on any day or a few days, do inform to her accordingly and also do not forget to appreciate her cooperation by paying her extra money or some kind of incentive.
- Discussing your requirements: Some parents want a nanny to only help them in taking care of the child so that they can finish their tasks without any difficulty. Thus, depending upon your requirement you can discuss the work you expect her to do.
- Going out with them: Agreed that you are paying salary to nanny for her services, but it doesn’t make her your servant. To greet her for services you can go out for a cup of coffee or some kind of refreshment to let her feel what she means to your family.
Following these etiquettes will help you enjoy a healthy relationship with your nanny.
Northern Nanny Agency 