You need to give the children in your care plenty of love and do all you can to advocate for their best interests. At the same time, you have to respect and honor the parent/child relationship. It’s a fine balance and you have to know when to step back and allow the family to relate without taking offense.
Know how to discipline
As a nanny, you will need to exercise discipline. In doing so you will have to respect the decisions of the parents and how they want to raise their children as far as possible. You will need to find out from them what they consider to be appropriate.
In certain situations, follow their instructions. They may trust you to make your own decisions about this such as putting young children in time-out or taking away privileges for older children. Whatever disciplinary measures you take, make sure they know that you still care about them and want the best for them.
Be prepared
As a nanny, you need to understand the children you are caring for, respect their feelings, love and comfort them and be a role model for them.
