And it's not just the children - the trickiest web to negotiate may be your relationship with your adult employer. How do you prove your competence? How do you establish a sense of trust? It may seem it's all down to you, as long as there's no official regulation of nannying to back you up - as two more features consider (p14 and p16).
Brightening up this otherwise dark season are the busy preparations for Christmas. Our cookery activities (p12) also carry an essential tip. When the going gets tough - reach for the chocolate!
See you again in January with the annual nannies' pay survey.
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