Moody Nanny

[Tricky10]

Advice please ! I feel like I am living with Kevin the Teenager currently. My nanny swings from grumpy, moody, borderline rude to fine and I am finding it hard to manage her. I realise we need to have a chat but not an easy one to start. Any tips ? It is driving me mad and I recognise I need to resolve.
Many thanks.

Very tricky.
I'm a nanny and regardless or not of the reasons for you nannies moodiness it won't be having a very good effect on your dc which is untimately your concern.
She might possibly be wanting you to ask her what is wrong as she doesn't know how to bring it up.
Can you not start by asking her if something is bothering her and see what she says but ultimately I would remind her that she is a professional and you expect professional behaviour from her in the best interests of your children. Being rude is unacceptable from either party.
Good luck

She may be unhappy about something, it is best to ask her if there is anything bothering her.

Has she always been like this or is it a recent development?
Did her references say anything about this?

I agree that she needs to act professionally (at least on duty!) and she should always at least be polite. Rudeness is never on and it sets a very bad example for the children. You know you need to tackle her about this but I agree it's a difficult thing to bring up. Whilst it might not be the most assertive management technique in the world I'd also ask her if there was anything bothering her as she's seemed a bit moody, then if there is see if you can deal with it, if not tell her you're not happy wuth her attitude and in both cases you expect her to act professionally and that includes her general demeanour.

Good luck!

tricky - as others have said, is she normally moody or suddenly changed -could she be pregnant?

you do need to have a chat - maybe say you have noticed that she isnt her normal happy self and ask if anything is bothering her

if she says no, then maybe leave a week and if strops still continue then you have to bite the bullet and say that her manner isnt improving and say that she isnt behaving professionally