| It should have been part of the interview process that | | | | entire career in jeopardy. You should never physically |
| your employer convey to you what their discipline style | | | | discipline a child in your care, nor should you be asked |
| and procedures are, especially since they will be | | | | to. However, if you completely disagree with a strict |
| expecting for you to enforce these rules. While the | | | | discipline routine, you should evaluate whether or not |
| interview paints a rosy picture of optimal scenarios, | | | | the job is right for you prior to taking the assignment. |
| let's face it: we all end up in the trenches at some | | | | I agree with my employer's discipline style, but lack |
| point. In the heat of a child's meltdown or a pre-teen | | | | effectiveness in executing it. What do you do as a |
| pouting spell, the parental guidebook on how to handle | | | | Toronto Nanny if you completely disagree with, or |
| discipline might seem far from reality. What do you do, | | | | simply can't execute the parents' style of disciplining |
| then? Your primary job is to keep the children who are | | | | the children who are in your care?While it will no doubt |
| in your care safe, so do you implement your own style | | | | take the children some time to get used to you, make |
| or make up your own rules? Do you throw the | | | | sure that they know that their parents support you and |
| parents' discipline system out the window? What if the | | | | you are a united front in caring for them-discipline being |
| parents have no discipline program in place? | | | | part of that care. Parents that are looking for a |
| My employers are too lax with their discipline. Do you | | | | Toronto Nanny need to make sure they bring up this |
| feel that your employers lack a discipline system for | | | | topic during the working interview to make sure the |
| their children, and therefore the children are out of | | | | relationship starts up the right way. If needed, sit down |
| control while in your care? The best thing to do is to sit | | | | with the parents and the children so that the kids know |
| down with your employer and ask him/her what their | | | | the consequences for bad behavior are the same as |
| expectations are of their children's behavior while they | | | | when their parents are home. If needed, implement a |
| are absent. Once this is established, discuss what the | | | | rule chart in the house so the kids can be reminded of |
| consequences are for violating these expectations. If | | | | the rules while the parents are away (for older kids |
| the parent does not feel the need for consequences, | | | | this may include a chore chart and schedule). |
| discuss your concerns by putting the child's safety at | | | | Remember to use positive discipline whenever |
| the heart of the discussion. | | | | possible. If you need to find your own style to execute |
| My employers are too harsh with their discipline. Do | | | | effective discipline, then do so. If you feel that your |
| you feel that your employers expect you to enforce | | | | style deviates too much from the expectations of your |
| unreasonable discipline rules? So much of being a | | | | employer, make sure you have a conversation with |
| caring nanny is finding the right fit and being | | | | the parents and problem solve effective techniques |
| comfortable with the family prior to taking the | | | | together. More often than not, a parent will want to |
| assignment. Essentially, if your employer expects you | | | | work with you to help you be effective. |
| to physically discipline their children, this could put your | | | | |