Just had a trial with a new nanny for our 14 month old DS. She was lovely, kind and always observing our little one and responded to him when he turned to her, but was not as "lively" or animated with play as I would expect. I was in the background just seeing how things were going and at a lot of times it was silent for prolonged periods!
She is about to start studying to be a Montessori teaching assistant and when I asked her about her very calm, quiet way with him, she talked about this being part of the Montessori method.
The whole time she was with DS, he was calm, content and pottering around, she followed him. I suppose me and DH are both very "woo hoo" and outgoing, energetic and FUN (!!!) with him and she was just so not like this, I can't work out if her way is actually probably better for him and we should tone things down as parents, or whether she is just not the right person for us! When we are lively with DS he is all laughs and giggles whereas with her he was more considered and calm. Should I read this as her not stimulating him enough, or me and DH overstimulating him?
Does anyone have a Montessori-trained nanny? If so, how do they engage with your child? Are they more "hands off" and less engaging than you initially expected? I can't figure out what to do!