Nanny dilemma need advice?

I am a nanny for 3 children. The oldest, a sweet little girl who just turned 6 always gets upset
when mommy or daddy come home, because she doesn't want me to leave. I explain to her that I need to go home and feed my kitty and take care of my house etc. and that I will be back tomorrow. But instead of understanding, she very loudly declares that she would rather play with me than spend time with mommy and daddy. I know they hear this, and it makes me feel bad.

I am glad she likes me so much, its good that she likes me a lot. But, I don't want her to prefer me over her parents. Thats not how its supposed to be, and I feel guilty. Im not sure how to handle the situation.

Its great they she loves you, but I'm sure after you leave, she calms down and is happy to be with her parents.

I agree that you should consult with the parents. You may also need to try other tactics for talking to her. Maybe try telling her that she is like a play toy for you and that you want to be a good girl and share her with her mommy and daddy just like she has to share her toys with her siblings. You can change the wording of course but just a suggestion

wow, your job security is at risk. sometimes when kids become too attached to the nanny, they get fired. content from pregnancy question and answersRenting&RealEstate

it might be because u are more like a playmate to her. her parents probably don't play with her the same way you do. talk to the parents and see what can happen, so that she is less attached to you.
i actually lost a friend because her 10 month old was really attached to me. he actually cried after me like i was his mom when i left the room. she was pissed.

Try telling the parents to raise their damn child and stop using you who is the nanny to be a surrogate mom. The parents arent doing something right if that little girl is leaning on you.

tell her theres you time and there's mommy/daddy time.. if the parents feel threatened you can lose your job, so try and within the childs capability reason with her

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