Nanny Dilemma By Susan Cheiver

In today’s fast-paced society, people are always on the go and they don’t want to be slowed down by anything. For parents, this sometimes means that if they both want to work and have children, they’re probably going to need a bit of help if they don’t want to become overloaded with responsibilities. This is where babysitters and/or nannies come in; ready to take on some of the responsibility of caring for the children, which can relieve an immense amount of work and stress from both parents. Although nannies can be extremely helpful, there are a still number of reasons why nannies might create issues within the family. Nannies can seem like a blessing in many ways to parents that are welcoming a new child into their family. With a nanny, parents will still be able to do what they want without having to worry too much about what their child is doing and whether or not their needs are being met. Particularly to new families, nannies can be an amazing benefit mainly because because it prevents the parents from having to give up a lot of other things in their life in order to have a child. Other people, including myself, …show more content…
In the excerpt I read, she talks about nannies that seem to have become, in my opinion, more like adoptive parents to the children that they’re hired to care for. One of the most interesting things I learned is something that most people wouldn’t think of; the children can become more attached to the nanny than their own parents. This isn’t at all surprising when you consider the fact that nannies are the ones that care for the children and give them attention the majority of the time while the parents are out of the house or busy with work. In fact, as one of the nannies in Cheever’s book mentioned, children will often go to the nannies if they need something even if their parents are in the same