Re: Tips on looking for a nanny/nurse????
The one lady I know who told me about her international nanny had a one-year contract which came to about 20,000 US. On top of that, she had to provide a private bedroom for the nanny and a one-week paid vacation and round-trip airfare for her visit home. The working hours were flexible but could be no more than 40 work hours weekly. There are 3 or 4 others who have live-ins but I've not spoken with them about the whole thing. But I can if you'd like more info.
And yes I'm really serious about the nanny cam!! You can never be sure about what goes on behind your back yeah? And there were a couple of horror stories in the US in the past few years. Sure it was only a couple of them - shaken baby syndrome and abusive nanny. So one or two bad stories and thousands of nannies...but still, there can be small issues like nanny allowing things that parents would never allow which I really think happens frequently. So its a really good idea IMHO.