Hiring a nanny can be a tough prospect for many families in Calgary, Alberta, a nanny that does well with a family can stay for a long period of time, bonding with its members and in the process becoming a big part of its family. However, it is, at the same time a business, as much as the nanny may care for and get along with the kids, a nanny is doing a job and she wants to get paid, and paid well. So when change comes along, perhaps due to a larger paycheck or the need to move somewhere else, the nanny will sooner or later leave the family and the child. No one will feel the impact of this change more so than the child, this is where the new nanny must step in and help the child handle this change. It is not an easy process, but here are some tips to help you.
A nanny will have to understand that patience is a virtue, they must know that this is a very difficult process in the child's life, they are not like adults, they lack the maturity to control their feelings and their actions. Yet, if the nanny can play their cards right, they can turn a difficult experience into a positive lesson about life and change. As a nanny, the first step, is to let the child channel their intense feelings into productive and healthy ways, helping the child create a project such as compiling a photo album or making a going away meal for their former nanny, something that allows them to express how much they miss their old nanny but in a healthy way that will help them develop language and motor skills as well as go a long way towards developing their emotional maturity. Help inspire the child by taking him or her on a trip around Calgary's Hertiage Park with a camera to take pictures.
Encourage the child to go out, a visit to Calgary's zoo, or the Olympic Park, can do them a lot of good. Take a camera along to take pictures, this inspires children and develop creativity. It is also an excellent way for children to see how they fit into the larger picture of society. It will serve as an excellent distraction from the painful prospect of seeing a beloved person go away.