Keep a dish of change by the front
door, so anyone who needs parking meter money can grab some on the way out. Or
else give her a roll of quarters and a roll of dimes for her car for the sole
purpose of parking meters. This will diminish her reasons for getting a ticket.
If you want your nanny to prepare
meals for your child, and herself, make sure that you have the refrigerator
stocked with foods that you approve of and that are easy to prepare.
If you want the nanny to be in
charge of shopping and preparing meals for your child and herself, then make
sure that she has ample time to shop, knows where the stores are that you are
okay with her shopping at, has enough money to buy groceries, and a list of
what is okay and what is not okay with you to buy and prepare for your child.
If your nanny is at your house
during meal times, and you have not asked her to bring her own lunch or food,
then you are expected to provide food for her to eat while she is at your
house.
If you’ve asked her to do the shopping then you have to understand that
some of the grocery money you are leaving her will go towards foods that she
likes to eat.
If you leave the nanny a weekly or
daily allowance of money to spend on activities and food for your child while
you are gone, let her know if it’s okay or not okay for her to take your child
to a restaurant to eat a snack or a meal.
Even if you have never had
discipline problems with your child, they are bound to come up at some time,
and if you are not the first person that they come up with, your nanny or a
pre-school teacher will be. Be prepared by talking to your nanny about what is
and what is not okay for her to say and do when disciplining your child.
Time out as a punishment is not something that the
nanny should be the first person to introduce to your child. If this is a
practice of behavior modification that you already practice in your household,
then fill the nanny in on the details: how long do you give your child time
outs for, and how many in a row? What are the typical reasons that you end up
giving the child time out for?
