The Modern Family

I grew up in a large extended family in Los Angeles, California. My aunts and grandmothers cared for me while my parents worked and when I was teenager I watched my younger cousins while my aunts and uncles worked. The way my extended family worked together to care for the children in the family is a mark of success for families to function well and achieve balance. During my early years in college I was a live-in nanny for four years. I had been around children me entire life and when I moved away from my family and started my own family in Santa Barbara I was without extended family to help watch my daughter. This is the challenge of the modern family. 

It really does take a village to raise a child.

Times are different from when I was a child. It is the age of "the modern family" where families rely heavily on nannies and childcare facilities to be an extension of their family. Parents are relied upon to create a happy, loving, and supportive village for their family. Nannies are central to the village and our goal at Competent Nanny is to assist parents in creating a positive, loving, and highly competent nanny so families feel supported and confident about the people that care for their children. 

 Competent Nanny = Supportive Village

In my past experience as a live-in nanny and my experience as a mother I have come to realize that nannies are an integral part of the family, however, this is also a job where people are being compensated and there are specific roles, responsibilities, and expectations that need to be met (and hopefully exceeded). I developed a program that gives the nanny and family relationship the best possible opportunity for success. 

Supportive Village = Happy Family