Looking for a bilingual nanny out of school and like many families, you hesitate to hire a baby sitter man? Do not miss the rare pearl!
Super male babysitters at Mômji
Just last week, we received a message from Sandra, a customer at Mômji, about her babysitter Cédrick, which made us hot. She praises her: "caring, cultured, funny, respectful, reliable," Sandra kindly offered to write a letter of recommendation to help her in her professional life.
This month, the employee of the month at Mômji is a man! The families for whom Marcio works are delighted.
Marcio is a husband, a father, a friend and a student. He likes going out of the purely academic approach and establishing a relationship of trust with the child in order to better share his expertise of English.
"It's normal to be hesitant because it's a job that is often perceived as being more suitable for women, but a male babysitter brings a different dynamic: he can be more playful and energetic, but can also help children express themselves a different side of their personalities, which they may find more difficult to do with a female babysitter.In addition, Mômji focuses its efforts to find babysitters suitable for families, and the family itself has opportunity to have an interview with the babysitter and observe it.Do not judge a book to its cover but rather to its content.This is for me a job but also a passion, and I do not think I'm the only man here to be able to do it. " (Marcio)
We asked our favorite commercial Marie at Mômji what were the returns of families who had opted for male babysitters. Many of them noted that men could have a more playful and creative approach, and that they were very good at passing on their knowledge of foreign languages through play. These are essential qualities for learning!
Yet when we present profiles of male babysitters to families, many of them still hesitate.
The male babysitters who are prejudiced
Today, men invest much more in the education of their children. However, it is difficult for men to be accepted in an almost exclusively female profession. In the professions related to childhood, they represent less than 3% of the workforce.
Have you ever seen a photo of a babysitter man on a babysitting agency site or brochure? We must admit, we do not escape the rule, women are more honored than men on our website. In everyone's mind, babysitting and childcare are exclusively female jobs.
Why do we associate women with child care?
Women are often perceived as being softer, with a maternal instinct that reassures parents. They are the preferred choice of parents: face a man, no hesitation. However, to enjoy spending time with children, to play, to be patient and attentive are qualities that are shared by men and women and are not reserved for anyone! Are not our prejudices unfounded?
At Mômji, we ensure that babysitters, both men and women, are experienced, reliable and possess all the qualities necessary to carry out their mission as a bilingual nanny.
And you what do you think ? Will you entrust your child to a male Babysitter?
