A governess is a sort of combination teacher/nanny. I lived in the household and attended to all the affairs of the children so that their parents could get about with their much more interesting lives in peace.
[A brief pause.]
I remain convinced that everyone ought to pass a test before they're allowed to have children. 'Will you have time for them?' would top the list.
In any case, 'being good with children' isn't so much a talent or a skill as it is being sensible enough not to condescend to them or to underestimate or misjudge them.
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A governess is a sort of combination teacher/nanny. I lived in the household and attended to all the affairs of the children so that their parents could get about with their much more interesting lives in peace.
[A brief pause.]
I remain convinced that everyone ought to pass a test before they're allowed to have children. 'Will you have time for them?' would top the list.
In any case, 'being good with children' isn't so much a talent or a skill as it is being sensible enough not to condescend to them or to underestimate or misjudge them.