19 rules that a nanny must follow

When inviting a nanny to your home, you need to understand exactly what you expect from her. After all, a strange woman who spends a lot of time with the baby has a great influence on him. And although each family has its own educational traditions, we picked up several general rules for domestic staff. They will help to avoid conflicts with a nanny if you discuss them at the very beginning of your acquaintance.

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To get the assistant to clearly implement the recommendations, formulate your wishes in writing. Take the album sheet and divide it into two columns. In the first, describe her immediate responsibilities, and in the second, which is unacceptable in communicating with the child and parents. Familiarize your prospective employee with the privileges and restrictions in advance. But remember: a conversation should be a dialogue, not a boring lecture. Discuss all issues, even the most seemingly insignificant ones. Listen to possible objections and try to come to a common denominator.

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What do we have to do?

  1. Children need fresh air, so walk with your child every day, even in winter. Take a walk in strictly specified places, walk along pre-agreed routes. When crossing the road, take his hand.
  2. If the baby sleeps while walking, just sit on the bench, placing the stroller next to you. When he wakes up, talk about the world around him - dogs, birds, cars. Older children need to move, climb stairs, slide down the hills.
  3. Spend your free time on developing exercises and toys, excluding from watching the educational process watching television programs and, especially, computer games.
  4. Stop using cigarettes. If it doesn’t work, put on clothes that do not smell of tobacco when meeting with children.
  5. Try hot food before feeding your baby. After checking with your parents about allowed and forbidden foods, clearly follow a children's diet. Avoid buying sweets and ice cream.
  6. On a personal example, instill in students a love of good manners, order and accuracy. Track the cleanliness of your hands (yours and your children), shoes, clothes, strollers, bicycles.
  7. Criticize only actions, not the child himself. Be patient, consistent, and confident in dealing with him. Limit only those actions that are dangerous to his health, simultaneously explaining the cause of the danger.
  8. Remember where the first aid kit is located in order to be able to provide emergency assistance to the child. If he gets sick, then call a doctor and contact your parents.
  9. Open the doors to people you know, and best of all, only to mom, dad, grandparents. Stay in touch: answer the phone, call yourself in case of emergency.
  10. Speak in a plain, child-friendly language, avoiding babbling, coined, rude and slang words.Call him by name, not his home nickname.

What can not be done?

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  1. Do not yell at children, even if they are capricious. Want to be heard? Approach the child, lower to the level of his eyes, smile and draw attention to yourself.
  2. Never punish physically - slaps, slaps and slap in the face are excluded. Specify what disciplinary measures are applied in the family.
  3. Do not share the details of the personal lives of employers, do not discuss their level of well-being, do not give advice or assessments of their behavior. Do not invite your friends and relatives to the apartment.
  4. Do not solve your problems during working hours: do not go shopping while walking, do not talk for a long time on a cell phone. Or talk honestly with the "bosses" if you need a little time for some business.
  5. Do not use negative epithets in relation to households. Even the veiled: “Granny does not feed, she became transparent from hunger. I will feed you myself ", “Again, sister offended, let me caress you”, “They had such wonderful fun, but mom came and ruined everything”.
  6. Keep children away from the stove and electric appliances. Be sure to place pans and pans on the far burner. Do not cook with your baby in your arms.
  7. Do not promote your political or religious views (about God and God's punishment) - do not forget the saying about someone else’s monastery. Do not talk with preschoolers about death and sex. Do not tell the girl that men prefer beauties.
  8. Do not take initiative in using early development techniques and the latest hardening or massage systems. Follow the agreed procedures, approved games and activities.
  9. Do not force the ward to share toys in the sandbox. He can dispose of his own things on his own, just invite him to play with other kids together.

So, the nanny in many respects influences how your child grows up. Encourage her to follow the above rules by adding to the list those that relate to your household. Once a month, conduct a “brainstorming” to discuss any questions about caring for a child, educational moments. If necessary, make changes and, accordingly, establish new principles.

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  1. Svetlana

    For me, a young and, unfortunately, mom who has already come to work, this article is very helpful.Each mother approaches the selection of a nanny with trepidation, since this woman will be the guardian of your child while you are not at home. My nanny and I immediately exchanged recommendations. She told me about the methodology of her work, I, in turn, is what I want to get from her.

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