Lessons in Nannying
This is not a post about me giving lessons (for I am hardly in a position to give advice given my relatively brief time as a nanny), rather it is a compilation of my discoveries thus far. I have been a nanny for a over a month now. No, that is not a very long period of time, but it is significant enough that I have learned many things. For instance, I found out that I love crunchy peanut butter. Also, I have learned that I have more patience than I originally thought. I learned that diapers are not full-proof and leaks happen. A lot. I have learned that my toes and the legs of the baby bouncer do not get along... at all. I have learned how to multi-task much better than my abilities allowed before I started this job. I have learned that positive reinforcement works wonders. I have learned that even if the child in time-out seemingly has no toys nearby with which to occupy their time in "solitary", 3 minutes later they have somehow acquired 50 of them without moving