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Nanny teething problems ..... Help Please!

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elcap · 05/11/2012 11:06

I recently returned back to work after my 2nd DD. We have not had an easy time sorting out a nanny. Our initial nanny didn't have any paperwork so we didn't ask her to start. We found someone else but she resigned after 2 weeks because she didn't want to do the childrens washing(!) - she was lovely and cuddley with the girls and both of them dd1 - aged 3 and dd2 almost 1 seemed to really like her.

We have found someone else who my husband and I really like (she stayed with her previous family for 5 years, and we really liked that as we'd like the same level of continuity) but she is a lot stricter than the previous nanny, and my eldest is now whispering to me as soon as she sees her " I don't like x, she can't come to my party" and she demands that either my husband or I take her to nursery and has a screaming fit if we leave her with the nanny. I should also mention its only week 2 of new nanny.

What should I do? Is this just teething problems or should we consider getting another nanny?

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elcap · 05/11/2012 11:46

examples of her being strict are:

no tv....

after music class, no chocolate coin - but oat and raisin cookie

dd2 always wants to take something to nursery doll, etc which is not really allowed. I usually let her take something and then put it in the bag and she forgets about. Nanny is " i don't think you can take that to nursery..."

i know this sounds like I am being ridicously soft ...

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Gigondas · 05/11/2012 11:27

Also age three is classic age to see how far you can push boundaries. Dd1 played lots of I want nanny not you/ I don't want nanny - I want mum/dad games at this age so it could be dd1 is trying to test how new relationship .

BrandyAlexander · 05/11/2012 11:25

Do you have examples of her being strict? Is she over the top or are you too soft? Also why are your nannies deciding how "strict" they are with your dcs eg shouldn't you give some guidelines so there is consistency. My nanny is a total softy who finds it hard to discipline the dcs. She's a lot better but whenever dd tries it on with our nanny we make sure we back up our nanny rather than pander to the dc. It makes her job easier.