title: Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer: A Practical Guide for Finding and Achieving the Gold Standard of Care for Your Child
author:  Tammy Gold 
description: "While many families view their nanny as part of the family, Gold reminds readers that this is ultimately an employment relationship. She dispenses exceptional advise that will help families avoid common pitfalls and is especially strong when illustrating scenarios from a nannys point of view. From her needs assessment to interview questions to problem-solving language, Golds examples and crisp narrative give readers one-stop shopping for nanny know-how. A required purchase. Well done."<br /><b>Library Journal</b><br /><br />Parents setting out on the nanny quest will surely benefit from this practical handbook.<br /> <b>Publishers Weekly</b><br /><br /> All new parents contemplating in-home care will think <b>The Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer</b> is a godsend. It offers good sense, reassuring advice, and detailed instructions on how to find and keep a good nannyprobably the most important decision you will make in your childs early life.<br /> <b>Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of <i>The Idea That is America</i></b><br /><br /> Seeking a nanny who will be in sync with your family and life style? Heres how. Your children  and their developing brains and bodies  will thank you for heeding this books excellent advice.<br /> <b> Carol S. Kranowitz, M.A., author of <i>The Out-of-Sync Child</i> </b><br /><br /> "<b>Secrets of the Nanny Whispere</b>ris a godsend for parents looking for a caregiver who not only tends to their child's basic needs, but nurtures the whole child--mind, body, and spirit."<br /> <b><b>Patricia Gale, Seattle Post-Intelligencer</b><br /> <i></i></b>
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  The Nanny Diaries
  
  ByEmma McLaughlin andNicolaKraus
  
   **PROLOGUE**
  
   **TheInterview**
  
  Every season of my nanny career kicked off with a round of interviews so
  surreally similar that I'd often wonder if the mothers were slipped a secret
  manual at the Parents League to guide them through. This initial encounter
  became as repetitive as religious ritual, tempting me, in the moment before
  the frontdoor swungopen,either tokneelandgenuflector say, "Hit it!"
  
  No other event epitomized the job as perfectly, and it always began and ended
  in an elevator nicer than most NewYorkers'apartments.
  
  Thewalnut-paneledcar slowlypulls me up,like a bucketin a well, toward
  potential solvency.As I near the appointed floor I take a deep breath; the
  door slides open onto a small vestibule which is the portal to, at most, two
  apartments. I press the doorbell. Nanny Fact: sh