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2torial #0819:
Learn2 Find and Hire a Nanny (Continued)
 Setting the guidelines
Decide on one or two applicants, and meet with
them again. This time, state your expectations in
greater detail, and specify which rules are
negotiable and which ones aren't. If you don't ask
direct and specific questions, you're setting the
scene for future miscommunication and problems.
Figure out what is important to you and your
family. Below is a suggested list of points to
bring up--consider providing a copy for the
applicant to keep as a guideline.
- Television and music rules for the caregiver
and children.
- Personal use of telephone; message-taking
procedures.
- Personal visitors for the caregiver.
- Off-limits areas of your home and
possessions.
- Transportation: Whose car is driven, who
pays for gas, what are the seat belt rules,
where can the caregiver take the children (park,
mall, movies)?
- Meal and snack preparation.
- Does your family have special dietary
restrictions (vegetarian, Kosher)? If so, set
some guidelines on whether or not you want the
nanny preparing foods like meat or pork for
themselves in your home. Be very clear on what
should and should not be fed to the children.
- Discipline methods: Be clear on your
position on spanking or the time-out
practice (See Keywords). Communicate what
you prefer to be done.
How to respond to emergencies (include a helpful
neighbor, nearby relatives as well as work
telephone numbers.)
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