u/Resident-Relief-9532

I know it's been a popular topic in the nanny subreddits as I feel like we're exposed to so many different types of family situations but why do we think this is happening? Has it always been a thing and it's now just being talked about more?

Why am I always being asked to babysit on my days off? Why am I coming in for the whole day when parents are off work? Why does their child cry when I leave for the day but not when parents leave for the day?

I get coming in on parents days off if they have things planned or are sick themselves or something but when mom calls out of work so she can be a couch potato, why am I here? When baby is sick and dad is home watching TV all day, why am I here?

When I have days off, I keep my child home with me because I want to spend time with them. I spend most of my childs time awake throughout the week away from them and can't understand not wanting to be with them when I have the chance. If I need to go to an appointment or something on a day off, mine is in daycare while I go but it's always a short day even though I'm paying for a full day.

I don't understand the thought process, I really don't.

hello!

i'm looking for new employment come august and looking to the community for some possible leads.

i am pursuing my BCBA certification and am looking for fieldwork opportunities to acquire my supervision hours.

i am looking for either a private practice BCBA who could benefit from having a student analyst to help with their caseload or an ABA company under BCBA ownership that could benefit from having a student analyst help within the company.

i have completed my MS degree and now just need to accrue the hours needed to sit for the exam. i have been an RBT for two years and within those two years was also an ABA trainer and student analyst so i come with prior experience in the field as well as the completed education.

i have been checking and applying for jobs on indeed almost every day and haven't found the right fit yet so i'm hoping to find something outside of indeed now.

thank you in advance for any and all helpful leads, tips, and advice to aid me in my search.

hello!

i'm looking for new employment come august and looking to the community for some possible leads.

i am pursuing my BCBA certification and am looking for fieldwork opportunities to acquire my supervision hours.

i am looking for either a private practice BCBA who could benefit from having a student analyst to help with their caseload or an ABA company under BCBA ownership that could benefit from having a student analyst help within the company.

i have completed my MS degree and now just need to accrue the hours needed to sit for the exam. i have been an RBT for two years and within those two years was also an ABA trainer and student analyst so i come with prior experience in the field as well as the completed education.

i have been checking and applying for jobs on indeed almost every day and haven't found the right fit yet so i'm hoping to find something outside of indeed now.

thank you in advance for any and all helpful leads, tips, and advice to aid me in my search.

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I was an RBT for four years then took time off to get my Masters in ABA because I want to be a BCBA. Now I have my degree and companies only want to hire me at entry level RBT wages and have me slowly collect hours over the course of 2-3 years.

I guess I thought having my degree would give me an advantage for pay and companies wanting me to get my hours quickly so I can be a BCBA for them but that doesn't seem to be the case.

How come all these companies are desperate for BCBAs, yet won't give those of us looking for hours, the hours and pay we need to become BCBAs?

I'm feeling really discouraged as I interview with the 9th ABA company in my area that wants to pay me $23 an hour at the most.

MB casually asks while bringing in her $100 lunch delivery from the expensive hibachi place in town.

"Oh just the usual bologna and cheese sandwich" I reply while trying not sound too spiteful to the woman who pays me minimum wage.

This contract cannot be over soon enough.

Got my MA in ABA finished in March and am now seeing that the BACB 2027 changes also affect coursework completed before Jan 1st 2027. Does my degree still work for Pathway 2 under the new requirements?

Stumbled across a unicorn opportunity to work with a BCBA to collect my fieldwork hours but am concerned that there isn't going to be 40% direct hours in this position. From what I'm reading in the handbook, there is a minimum of 60% unrestricted but does that mean that maximum is 100%?

Editing to add since my post with little information is leading to big questions and assumptions.. I have been an RBT for five years, and three of those years were spent as a lead RBT/ABA trainer. I had began fieldwork when I began my MA degree in spring 2024 under 2022 guidelines. Unfortunately, late 2024 I had to leave the field for personal/medical reasons. I finished my degree this spring and am eager to get back to collecting hours but since the guidelines have changed, my previous hours are worthless and I am needing to start over which lead to my search and finding this unique opportunity to work with this unique BCBA doing unique work and I just want to make sure I was understanding the handbook correctly.

I understand and agree 100% that hands on direct experience in the field is extremely important and needed and should be a requirement. I promise I am not one of those people trying to avoid during the hardwork of being an RBT before jumping into a being a BCBA. I have done my time and know that I will make a good BCBA because of that time. This opportunity is just outside the normal and typical scope of the field.

No advice needed, but will take advice if given.

My current placement is over come Sept. NPs were considering keeping me on instead of moving forward with daycare but ultimately chose the daycare route. It's bittersweet cause while I know NK is gonna have so much fun in daycare playing with other kids, I've really become attached to them and the family and am going to miss spending my days with NK and watching them grow and learn new things.

This was my first job as a nanny and was always supposed to be temporary for this family only. It was a learning curve to begin with but now that I've gotten the hang of it and know what to expect in any future placements, I'm not entirely opposed to continuing with being a nanny. However, I know I got extremely lucky with this family and that other placements might not be so great.

My big issue is, while in this placement, I graduated from grad school and now have a degree in a field that I'm not sure I want to continue in. Getting the degree was to get a higher position in the field, however I would need to return to a lower position to get the hours and experience needed to move up and I'm really not feeling that, both mentally and financially.

My education and experience set me up for being able to qualify for some great nanny placements but then my expensive degree is all for nothing.

While I still have ample time to figure things out, knowing I for sure won't be staying with NK has me in my feels right now and I don't know which way to turn. I know this happens to all of us at some point but I didn't realize just how heartbreaking and confusing everything would feel.

My daughter turned 18 months earlier this month and to the day, has been so cranky and irritable ever since. Literally nothing has changed about our day or our routine but now everything is a fight. Bath time was her favorite part of the day and now all she wants to do is dump water out of the tub and cry when I tell her not to. We use to read one story before bed, now it's three or four. She use to snuggle up and fall asleep quickly and quietly, now it's screaming for 10-20 minutes while doing gymnastics as part of the routine. Cries and fights every diaper change. Stopped eating almost everything except for a few things and everything else gets flung to the floor, literally with utensils and god forbid she doesn't get a utensil for her PB and J. She use to love playing with toys and doing flash cards, now she cries when they're offered if she hasn't mastered them or knows she might struggle. She loves walks but now refuses to sit in a stroller, or walk, she just wants to sit on the ground.

I know it's all a phase and developmentally normal but I'm exhausted. Ugh.

I'm beginning the search for my next placement when my current placement is done in August. I found my current placement on a local page on FB but I am no longer using social media other than Reddit.

I have a Care profile but when searching for my current placement, I really struggled to find anything meaningful and full time on there.

I'm thinking I need to go the route of using an agency this time around so I'm wondering what agency parents like best if any? If you needed a new nanny, which agency would you go to first?

Thank you for any and all leads and advice.

I'm moving into an outdated rental next week and would like to try to update my kitchen and bathrooms but since it's a rental, it needs to be temporary.

I've been watching YT videos but also looking for tips and tricks that I can ask follow up questions if needed.

Thank you!

edit to add to the title: at 35 years old

i am super excited to start this treatment journey and am hopeful that medication is the right fix for me and my struggles. i'm tired of having so many goals and so much ambition and never being able to follow through with any of it.

i hyperfocused, yet struggled, my way through school and have thousands of dollars of student loan debt and now have no drive to get a job in my career. i feel like i spent all these years doing hard work and just don't want to do more hard work in finding a job.

i have like 10 entrepreneur ideas for starting up a business and no drive to do any of them or put in the hard work to get them out of my brain and into reality.

i started with a nonstimulant medication first, strattera, at 25mg and will begin taking 40mg in a week. idk if i'm crazy or imagining it but it's only been an hour since i've taken my first low dose and feel like my brain is already working differently. i'm use to having three or four simultaneous "thought trains" moving together and i'm currently still experiencing multiple "thought trains" but i'm jumping between them instead of riding them all at the same time.

does that make sense? is it possible it's already making a noticeable difference within an hour? or am i imagining it because i'm so desperate for a change in thinking patterns?

either way, i'm glad to finally be on this treatment journey and can't wait to experience the shift in thinking that so many people have told me about once they've started their treatment for their ADHD.

Looking for advice from both nannies and parents.

Nannies, where are you looking for work and offering your availability?

NPs, where are you looking for nannies?

My current placement is up at the beginning of the school year. It was my first nanny position and I found it in a local FB community wanted post. I am no longer using social media other than Reddit so that is longer an option.

My currently placement is under the table with low pay and no benefits. It's technically a nanny share with my own child. I am wanting something more official this time and undecided about whether I'd want to bring my child with for the next placement.

I'm not sure if any of that is important for what information I'm looking for, but wanted to add it in case.

just a friendly reminder to name your children any name YOU love!

my daughter is 18 months old today and i still love her name as much as i did when i picked it out regardless that many of you said you hated it.

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Idk if sleep training is the right term for what I'm looking for but close enough...

Next month, we're moving to a new place that will give my 18 month old the opportunity to have their own room. However, we have been room and/or bed sharing their whole life. They are also very dependent on mom to put them to sleep and/or get them back to sleep.

The goal is independent sleep in their own bed in their own room. Mom would like to have them also learn to tolerate being put to sleep and/or going back to sleep with dad.

Tips and tricks on how to make this happen as smoothly as possible please and thank you!