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Nanny of the Year
A Real Life Mary Poppins
By Megan L. Fowler, MSJ
She's been with her current family for four years and has spent time with several families throughout her 16-year tenure.
The relationship she has with her current family/employer maintains an open communication policy. "I never hesitate to come to one of my employers to deal with a situation, but also remember to bring up issues in private so that as a family they can address these things together," she says. "This helps to avoid the Mom vs. Marni scenarios. We don't always have perfect days, but then again, who does?"
A typical week for Kent begins with her heading over to her employer's home after their three kids – ages 9, 11 and 14 – have gone off to school. "I go through the house, gather laundry and put things back together," she says. "The state of a home can tell a lot about the last few days." Then she mentally prepares a to-do list for the week. As a nanny, Kent pretty much runs the household – she cleans, cooks the evening meal, drives the kids around, helps out with homework and even volunteers for school field trips. "It's nice to hear a group of kids singing in the back of the car," Kent says, laughing. "But there is only so much music [from female pop star], Pink, I can take."
By 6:15 everyone sits down to dinner, and Kent slips out the door for her personal evening routine. "I try to make sure things are in order when the kids get home from school," she says. "They have had a long day and don't need to hear about mine."
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