This article seems a bit unrealistic my best friend works for a celebrity and was hired by a company she’s a live in Nanny and the job is frustrating as any other would be because of so many different activities that the child has to encounter but they pay her 150 daily. They only have another nanny during the weekends but I don’t know where this article gets the payment rates and all the other madness like 3 or 4 nannies unless they have more than 3 children then it’s obvious that if they have so much money they would hire extra nannies so each child gets the best individual care possible. Everything else and all the celeb nanny talk is just madness prob the nannies that tried to take advantage is because obviously they want to make more money sort of like to get retired and if that is so wrong they should check their working agreements make better ones and sue them afterwards.

I don’t think all celebrities are lazy. They have oodles of money. Why shouldn’t they hire nannies? Celebrities do work – many of them work very hard, even if they are “entertainers.”

Nannies who take care of other peoples’ children deserve a world of credit.

I’ll tell you what gets my goat, though. Nannies who are totally disloyal and gossip, on a regular basis, about their employers.

I think it’s wrong for Nannies to use their employees as a way to make themselves more interesting, more entertaining. This is never a commendable quality in anyone (disloyalty) and that goes for a Nanny, too, whether it be a nanny for a celeb. or to a Nanny to a regular, average couple.

Quote: “The nanny is responsible for packing lunches, preparing dinner, playing games, reading bedtime stories, overseeing homework assignments, bathing the children, making sure they brush their teeth, dressing them appropriately, picking up after them, and transporting them to and from school, karate class, the chiropractor, Spanish class, birthday parties at other celebrities’ homes and any other trip.”

Um, isn’t that what the parent should be doing? Why do these celebrities have children anyway when they’re just going to dump them with a nanny. They’re too obsessed with their careers to know what is happening in their childrens day to day lives. It really saddens me.

I had a part-time nanny until I was about 12, who looked after my younger sister and I after school until my parents got home from work and during work hours on school holidays… and I liked it! I definitely liked having a nanny more than going to childcare or after-school/vacation care. Our parents were there for all the important things so I never had any sort of abandonment complex, and my nannies (I had 3 at different times over the years, not at once!) were lovely. It was like being looked after by an older sister, or a cool young aunt. Now that I’m 19, I can say that I’d have no problems with hiring a part-time nanny for my future kids.

What people need to remember that there is always two sides of the story. You hear all this nightmare stories about nannies but as the earlier commenters have point out, there are the good ones too.

Different perspective here. My parents got our first nanny when I was a year old so for as long as I can remember I was always surrounded by nannies and chauffeurs. Which sounds incredibly Donald Trump but in Indonesia everything is cheaper, including labour. Growing up I see my parents for half an hour tops in the mornings, on the afternoons we usually went about our own business, weekends are our family time. People might read this and say oh my God you poor thing, but honestly, it’s not bad. I never once experienced the cliched nanny stories like crying for the nanny instead of my mum. I’m a lot closer to my parents than most people I know. I’m twenty, currently living overseas, I talk to my mum every day and she’s my best friend.

I’m not saying it’s all because of the nanny but having help around means a lot. My parents have the financial advantage of being able to send me and my brothers to really good schools, and when my brother was diagnosed with epilepsy he can get the best treatments possible. It would’ve been impossible if my mum had been a stay at home mum. Not to mention she’d probably go crazy not working. You hear celebrities say that they’re more fulfilled and can be better mothers when they’re working and it does sound like an excuse but in my mum’s case it’s 100% true.

As for someone who asked why would older kids need nannies, my brothers are sixteen and eighteen, our nanny don’t do things like help with school works anymore (though I imagine with 13 year olds they would), now she does houseworks, mostly. Cook, clean, remind them to take their medicine, flush their ecstasy pills down the toilet. KIDDING. No, really, she makes sure they’re being good boys

“Would you trade your privacy to have the help?” Haha, I agree with Christine, the only difference is that we can’t walk around naked.

I would love to have one just so I could have my own private babysitter. However I would still love, cuddle, read too and take care of my children. If I had money I would definatly do the nanny thing rather then the day care thing. Much safer and much more selective. BTW no person would bath my children unless I really knew them well.

I am a single mom who works part-time from home. I’ve got two kids (ages 3 and 6) and a part time nanny since my divorce. She comes in M-Thursday from 4pm to 7:30pm. Just long enough for me to get some grocery shopping done, food cooked and on the table, and some laundry completed.

We “trade” off kids – for example, giving them a bath, brushing teeth, and putting them to bed, although I say prayers for both children each night.

My nanny doesn’t do homework with my children, take them to school, dress them, or take them to parties, but simply occupies their time so I can actually get some stuff done for myself – work a bit, check my email, call a friend.

I am almost never gone-always here when the nanny is here. I am lucky to be able to afford her. As a single parent who has nearly full-time custody, I need that little ‘break’ each day with a bit of help.

I feel sorry for kids whose parents do virtually nothing with them. It is the simple things, like reading a book, dying easter eggs, coloring, or taking a bath that the most special moments can come out between parent and child.

Fortunately, I can still experience all those things while having a nanny part-time.

Thanks Kate, they are an amazing family and I am soo lucky because there are some hard families out there. Also please feel free to email me with any questions, I’ve gotten a few already! The Mother was previously married and father as well. They both had daughters and met when they were young. They have been together for 10 years now and the girls are 12 and 11 (we have shared custody of the 11 year old and full of the 12). Like I mentioned they were used to being the girls and them for 8 years and wanted a child together. They tried for years with difficulty, infertility and one sad miscarriage however were gracious enough to welcome another daughter who is now 17 months old!! All of the girls are absolute dolls and I feel honored to be chosen in playing a part of these girl’s childhood and lives…what a huge responibilty but also wonderful trust to give someone. I love kids but unfortunately I’m too young (19) so as they say it’s the best birth control lol.

Awww sound like the best family any nanny can work for! You are so lucky!! I toally agree that you saying!! Thanks so much for answering my question! And how old are the kids you nanny for?

To Kate, I believe you are asking me how many children are in the family I nanny for, and it is 3. For many of you who seem to be bashing the idea of nanny, it is a personal decision and one that takes a lot of time, thought and effort. My employers spent lots of time and consideration with background checks, driving records, etc…many are right in saying you do not just hire someone off the street. Also many do not know the schedule of the nanines. Someone might say wow that we have 3 nannies at my current family but one works 50 hours, I work 15 to help her out, and the other works around 5-10. My family is very giving and helps us in soo many ways imaginable. As far as children becoming attached to the nanny, it is no different than them becoming attached to their aunt/cousin so I do not see the argument between family and nannies. I hear the arguments because yes there are bad nannies, just like there are bad doctors, lawyers, and parents too. Also remember that many of these families (especially the later in life parents) were just mom and dad before kids and used to their “lifestyle”. It’s easy for many of you to tell me that they should quit their job and spend all their time with their children which is hard. 15 years of the same in a marriage changes the dynamic when a child is brought in and thus sometimes a nanny is needed during the switch period. All in all, I love being a nanny and my family is wonderful..they are the best parents with wonderful children who are just like every other family with their fair share of problems, issues, and concerns. Some of you should stop putting celebrities on such a high pedastool…they are people too and there is NOTHING wrong with being a mother and needed help.