5 Reasons Being a Nanny is the Best Job Ever

Today I share one woman’s perspective on what she considers to be the best job ever – nanning! I asked her to share what she has learned about her years working with other people’s children in everyday, very close and personal situations.

I find nannies fascinating as they choose to be a “second parent” to young kids for their employment. Though I chose to have kids, they are mine, so of course I love being with them everyday, but I don’t know if I could say I would love being with other people’s children every. single. day. So I hope you enjoy one ex-nanny’s perspective on her experiences!

What Being a Nanny Has Taught Me

Being a nanny is the best job, we are pretty much super heroes to the rescue. Boogers, bloody knees, biting, bugs nothing scares us. Down the long and fun road there have been many things a Nanny has learned about themselves, here are five lessons that Nanning has taught me:

Patience

There is a reason why patience is a virtue. Whether you are waiting on tables or working with children, anyone in the service industry knows that patience can be taught.

Most nannies can sit in a doctor’s waiting room with a dozen screaming children and not blink. Level 10 temper tantrums, sibling fights, nonstop whining and tattle tales have nothing on nannies.

Family dynamics

A nanny gets a special treat in life and that is becoming part of another family that is not your own.

Nannies work with families and become part of a new life. A nanny learns new techniques, family bonding, support and beliefs from a whole different family than their own. Nannies are able to learn from families and teach other families what they have learned.

Love

Loving your own child is easy and innate. Learning to love another person’s child takes something more.

A nanny learns how to love and to love unconditionally. Learning to love the children in your job is almost indescribable, a popular movie and more recent that I think really expresses how a nanny learns to love is from the movie ‘The Help.’

Always stay creative

We may not be Mary Poppins and be able to fly with umbrellas, but we are pretty darn close. With many years of working with different children and different families, you learn to be imaginative and creative like a child. No craft, project, task, game, playground poses a threat.

A quote that I often think about when I am crawling into a tent to read a book to a child, ‘A creative adult is the child who survived’.

Tricks

Most nannies know all the little tricks; we are a walking Pinterest board. Red wine carpet spill, get salt. Gum in the hair? Peanut butter. When your job is to guide and watch children you almost have to find the quick fixes to survive the fast pace of the pitter-patters.

Overall, being a nanny is the most rewarding job. You learn the best secrets in life like how to be patient, how to love and how to always remain young at heart.

Author Bio:

Heather Smith is an ex-nanny. Passionate about thought leadership and writing, Heather regularly contributes to various career, social media, public relations, branding, and parenting blogs/websites. She also provides value to nanny service by giving advice on site design as well as the features and functionality to provide more and more value to nannies and families across the U.S. and Canada. She is available at H.smith7295 [at] gmail.com.

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