Family values

Asserting yourself could be the way through tricky situations with the relatives, writes nanny Lorna Clark Everybody has a few conditions which they simply refuse to accept in a job, and just as some actors will 'never work with children or animals', many nannies never work with grandparents. The relationship between a nanny and any family member can be difficult, when that person is not the nanny's employer but still has a close interest in the child. A divorced parent, grandparent, aunts and uncles or even an older sibling can find it difficult to trust the nanny and understand the...