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Do you know what your boss might be reading these days? Nannies peek into three guides for employing nannies Parents faced with the task of hiring a nanny, or trying to correct the mistakes they made with their first one, may choose to go by the book. There are several guidebooks in the shops and libraries that offer them advice. Nannies can be grateful when potential employers give the matter that much thought - after all, many just place an advert or pick up the phone to a nanny agency and wait for the interviewees to come round. But are the books giving employers the information and advice that nannies want them to have? Do they give an accurate picture of nannying today?

Parents faced with the task of hiring a nanny, or trying to correct the mistakes they made with their first one, may choose to go by the book. There are several guidebooks in the shops and libraries that offer them advice. Nannies can be grateful when potential employers give the matter that much thought - after all, many just place an advert or pick up the phone to a nanny agency and wait for the interviewees to come round. But are the books giving employers the information and advice that nannies want them to have? Do they give an accurate picture of nannying today?

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