Lizia Taborda, we call her Lizzie, has worked as a nanny for our family, one day (11 hours) per week during 2019 and into 2020. We have been absolutely delighted with her!

Lizzie was in sole charge of our three energetic and fun-loving children, aged approximately 5, 2.5 and 1 years old. This is probably about as challenging a set of ages to deal with as is possible, but she took it all in her stride. She quickly developed a rapport with all our children and our little girls in particular absolutely adore her!

I’m always slightly nervous on the first day with a new nanny. What are they going to be like in reality? Are my kids going to like them and respect them? I remember on Lizzie’s first day that my eldest son was resisting my requests to go upstairs to get dressed for school, then he started whining and I was worried what was going to happen next. Lizzie simply walked over with a confident smile and said in a playful voice “Who’s going to win going upstairs?”… and he was off like a shot! Potential meltdown averted! After that, I knew that she was going to be just fine 😊

We hired Lizzie because she demonstrated an excellent mix of friendliness and intelligence during interview. We were certainly not disappointed! She spoke to our children in a kind manner and with an enthusiastic tone that inspired them to play well together (well, most of the time), whilst also being authoritative enough to maintain control. I felt that her style is similar to the abilities that I would hope to see in a qualified school teacher.

Lizzie stood-out from the crowd of other nannies because of her academic background, including her degree in psychology. We asked her to apply her knowledge (from her studies) and experience (from her time working in a nursery) to work on a specific behavioural issue with our oldest child. She was open in discussing the matter with us and provided constructive advice so that we were all working on the same page. She was also able to give us some reassurance that, although potentially disconcerting, the behaviour was relatively common and with the consistent application of some simple techniques, could be easily managed as a part of our child’s normal development.

I am delighted to provide this reference for Lizzie. We hope that we will continue to be able to make use of her services as a babysitter for years to come. Feel free to contact me if you would like to speak about her in more detail.

Adrian

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