HIre someone cheap to take care of our most valuable possesion

Hiya beamer, When my Kids were small at least the eldest I had to pay a lot of money for them just to take him to School as the School was the other way and far off from where I went to work and I had to be in Work before he had to be in School and came out of work long after School had finished so I had to pay a good part of my Wages in that although we became very good Friends so I never once begrudged her the money and she always knew that I would pay her on time and I knew that my Son was in the best of Hands.xxx

That is the worst part of most of the employers. Some even treat them like outcusst. It is really sad that we don't appreciate the important work that they do for us. They deserve respect and consideration. I wish we could treat them like our own children because of what they do for us.

Sorry, but I don't think our children are our "possessions". But you are right, we entrust them to people who we don't give much to. I guess it's time they get paid a bit more just to assure us that they'll take care of the kids properly.

Here in the Philippines, we have a bracket for the salary of a nanny. If you are in Manila, they a higher rate. But if you are in the province, it's lower. When our only child was just a baby, we had a nanny take care of her, when my husband and i are in our respective works. She was a resident from the barrio of my hometown and knows their family personally, so we know how she is with babies. She took care of our baby until the age of 4 and have to leave to get married to her boyfriend. Luckily, the replacement was a trusted one also. I think, though they are hired for a low salary than the minimum, they remain with us for a longe period because we don't treat her as a hired person, but like a family. we let her eat with us and we let her have her rest days, where she gets to go home too. I guess, those endears them to us and to our child.

I totally agree, personally I never really considered hiring a nanny, my children since they were 3 months old were in a day care facility with other children right next to my work place in which I had access to see them at all times, to me that was very important. With all the horror stories I have heard about people abusing children and hitting children I am terrified of hiring someone to take care of them. Now they are in Elementary school and in afterschool care and they love it. I will admit it does get expensive, the cost of daycare was high it was almost as high as my monthly mortgage payment, but knowing that they were taking good care of my children and my children were in good hands was all that was important to me, their safety is my prority.

You know what you are absolutely right, point taken, it goes to show you where are values and priorities are.

I know some people have to get people to take of their children because they have to work but if I had children I would rather go without some things so I could bring my children up myself, I think this is when children learn the most, their brains are like little sponges and who know what nannys or minders are projecting to these children..I really feel sorry for anyone who has to go off to work in the morning and leave their little ones with someone.

Your topic makes a big sense. Nannies are considered as maids. How much do you intend to pay them?