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Senior Caregiver
LOG: Tips and advice
Housekeeping
Clean as you go. Don’t let dirty
things pile up. Start with the most difficult task and move to the
easiest.
Home Business (office)
Act like your
employer is not home. Don’t call him/her for anything, including
visitors
(let the visitors call
him/her), delivery, children, or phone calls, except in case of
emergency or if he/she
asks you to. Working from home is still working.
Employer Day Off
Do not assume that because your
employer is not working, you will automatically have the day
off. Usually, if the husband,
wife, or both are taking a day off, it is because they want to take
the opportunity to do
things they cannot do when they are with the children. The problem
is that
if the nanny
is off, then it is not a day off for the employer anymore.
You should expect a schedule
change. The mother or father will probably want to spend more time
with the children, even they have a lot to do around the house,
catch up with their work, or sleep. Try to not be mad because you
think they don’t really need you, but they still want you
there. Being with their
children is the number one priority.
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35 Do’s and Don’ts
Do
1.
Meditate happy
thoughts every morning before starting your journey.
2.
Count
your blessings if you are well paid but don’t stress yourself
out if you think you are not.
3.
Always eat
a wellbalanced meal at breakfast; you will need it during the
day.
4.
Stop
working if you are under a large amount of stress. Stress and
children do not mix.
5.
Stop
smoking and drinking.
6.
Always be
polite with your employers; after all, they are the ones who
sign your paycheck.
7.
Be firm; know how to say no
when people ask to use your employers’ belongings in
their absence. Respect your
employers' privacy, even if you live with them.
8.
Always discipline
the children according to their parents' rules.
9.
Always speak appropriately,
calmly, and with a low tone when dealing with children.
Always care, smile, and play
with childreneven if you are angry with their parents.
Be forgiving with children
and the elderly.
10.
Be reliable;
come on time and accept a schedule
change.
11.
Always ask if
you want something, including food. Don’t just take it.
12.
Always say
good things about your employers in front of their children. You
should talk only
about
children's issues when conversing with children.
13.
Help other nannies and mothers only
if it does not interfere with your employers’ rules.
14.
Treat all the
children that you are taking care of in the same way.
15.
You should always make sure you are
in good health when taking care of children.
16.
Clean the playroom and
kitchen every day before you leave.
17.
Keep your own
belongings separate from your employer’s. Don’t leave your own
property at
your workplace.
18.
Be active. During the day, when the
children are at school, clean the playroom or the house.
19.
Bring your own food, even if your
employers tell you that you can eat anything you want.
20.
Keep your beliefs, religion, and
culture to yourself. Share them only if asked by the parents. |
Don't
1.
Drop off or pick up someone else in
your employers’ car without their permission.
2.
Lie
constantly in front of the children; they WILL pick up on it.
3.
Sleep or
watch TV at your workplace or when you are with children.
4.
Wear the same brand of designer
clothes as your employer; change your store or brand if you
can.
5.
Go through your employers’
closets and personal items or read their mail or magazines
without their permission. Don't
try on your employers' clothes.
6.
Compete with your employers for
the attention or favor of their children or argue with them in
front of children.
7.
Drink or smoke inside the
employers' residence.
8.
Cook your
meal or do your laundry at your employers' house.
9.
Bring your children to your workplace
or invite your friends or family over.
10.
Leave toys around the house.
11.
Be messy with
the children or the inside of the house .
12.
Criticize your
employers in front of their children.
13.
Give medicine
to children without their parents' permission.
14.
Eat food the
employer doesn’t allow you to eat.
15.
Use your
employer’s phone as if it were your own.
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