10 Signs you are a Full-Time Nanny

Babysitting can quickly turn into being a nanny. There are some ways to tell when you have taken your job to the next level.

1. Spending More Time At the Home- When you begin to stay at the home of the people you are babysitting for more than you do your own, it’s a good sign that they want something more than just a once a week sitter.
2. You Know The Cartoons- While singing in your car you find yourself knowing the words to a toddler cartoon show that you have been watching. The minute you realize you know every single kid’s cartoon, then you know you can’t go back to normal.
3. Being Paid More- If your client is paying you more money with no reason, they may be trying to tell you they want you around more. Bonuses for holidays are also a good sign.
4. Cleaning- When the kids are taking their nap, you end up in the kitchen with a mop and a broom, or in the bathroom with a washcloth cleaning the sink. Babysitters don’t usually have time to clean, but a nanny will clean, cook, and do the dishes.
5. Overnight Jobs- spending the night on occasion is fine, but when you are spending the night every week then there is something going on. The parents are working more and need someone at their home all the time.
6. Picking The Kids Up From School- Getting the kids on the bus in the morning turned into picking them up from school as well as taking them to their club meetings and sporting events.
7. Holidays With The Family- Spending some time with the children you babysit on the holidays is nice. It shows you care about them. But if you are there the entire day and don’t get anything else done, then you might find yourself being a nanny.
8. Seeing The Kids More Than Their Parents- There is a point when a nanny will be at the home with the kids more than their parents because the parents work or they are a single parent. The change from a sitter to a nanny happens when you are beginning to live in the home more than you are at your own.
9. You Care About The Family- If you care about the family you work for and you want to spend time with them to the point you want to move into their home, then you could consider yourself a nanny.
10. Other People Want To Hire You- When a local nanny service is calling you, then chances are you have became a nanny.

There are some differences in a babysitter and a nanny, and if you know what to look for you can tell what they are. If you don’t want to be a nanny, be honest with the people you work for and let them know.