Mind your language

Have a go at trying out another way to talk with the children in your care, using these tips from language consultant Opal Dunn As more nannies join holiday tour companies each season to work in their childcare provisions in French- or Spanish-speaking countries, others are looking for jobs that take them overseas with British families to holiday or even live in cities where French, Spanish, German or even Italian is the language spoken around them. Life abroad is an exciting challenge not only for nannies, but also for the children in their charge. How many nannies have thought about...