What do your mindee's call you?

~Chelle~ · 22-06-2009, 01:02 PM

My mindee's call me Chelle as I feel that it is easier to say than Michelle.

I am asking because whilst at toddler group the other day I saw another local childminder and the 3/4 year old called her Mrs ******. I was a bit shocked as to me that sounds quite formal. She has a 2 year old mindee also. Apparently she insists that the parents call her it too so as to be totally professional.

Does anyone else insist on being called Mrs or Miss ****??

**wendywu** · 22-06-2009, 01:03 PM

No i am Wendy, sometimes mummy, miss as in teacher and even nanny

**fionamal** · 22-06-2009, 01:10 PM

oh no I would never dream of kids calling me Mrs........

Get mummy quite alot from the little ones but in general its Fiona or ona.

**Mouse** · 22-06-2009, 01:10 PM

I know of some minders who get the children to call them Auntie so & so, or Nanny so & so, but I prefer they just use my name (or as close to it as they can get

).

I think being called Mrs is a bit odd!

**tinkerbelle** · 22-06-2009, 01:12 PM

depending on where the child has been it could be miss, mummy, nanna, auntie but mainly my real name not the nickname iv used for years

gets very confusing

**Andrea08** · 22-06-2009, 01:18 PM

Im either Andrea , Andie, Angi.. depends on the child's age but they all end up calling me Andrea by the time they hit school..

the staff in nursery are called Mrs *** or Miss *** but i think that is because the staff also go into school and teach other year groups too.

did think about calling myself Mrs M. but its just not feeling right so Andrea ill stay xx

**Ellen** · 22-06-2009, 01:19 PM

Two of mine used to call me Mrs ........... i kept on saying my name is Ellen this is becauce i used to help out in school. I now say to all children and parents you call me Ellen. I think Mrs ............ is so formal

Ellen x

**LittleAcorns** · 22-06-2009, 01:34 PM

Im called, aweeze, duweeze WEEEEEEEZE lol Louise is a bit tricky for littlies

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**Hebs** · 22-06-2009, 01:39 PM

My mindees call me Hebba, its hard to say heather lol

**PixiePetal** · 22-06-2009, 03:12 PM

Jennie, Jen or JenJen.

Def not Mrs.......... or Jennifer!

**Mollymop** · 22-06-2009, 03:16 PM

I am called Darrnda, mum, Mummy, Sandra.
I have 2 children who call me mummy at the moment, one is 23 month and the other has special needs. - "no, i am Sandra" it wears me out I have to say this all the time! ha

**Jules27** · 22-06-2009, 03:31 PM

Older ones call me Julie, had a 2 year old who could say Julie very well, my currant 2 yr old and 18 month old tend to call me mummy coz they copy my son lol!!! Get a bit tired of saying ' No , Julie. Mummy's at work!!!'

**Jen4Kids** · 22-06-2009, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by PixiePetal

Jennie, Jen or JenJen.

Def not Mrs.......... or Jennifer!

Snap

Or im 'enny or mummy

My nieces and nephews call me aunty jenjen

**gigglinggoblin** · 22-06-2009, 03:35 PM

My mindee has no prob calling me by my first name, I do wonder how to refer to myself tho as my son is the same age (2) and I dont know how they figure out who I am talking about half the time.

What do you all do when someone else calls you mum? I am swinging between saying nothing and pretending its not important and jumping on it and explaining I am his minder and then feeling like I am being ridiculous cos they didnt really care in the first place!

**Louise_Oaktree** · 22-06-2009, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by LittleAcorns

Im called, aweeze, duweeze WEEEEEEEZE lol Louise is a bit tricky for littlies

)

My son is almost 4 and now calls me "Louise" rather than "Mummy"

I think it's because he plays with the after school children and it's just sort of stuck.

**Spangles** · 22-06-2009, 03:40 PM

My mindee's used to call me Rain as it's easier to say.

I wouldn't want them to call me anything but my name. I'm not their mum, aunt, etc. and Mrs *** sounds really stand-offish for a home service.

I wouldn't want my little boy calling a childminder anything but their name. We don't call anyone aunt or uncle for instance unless that is what they actually are!

At my son's pre-school they're called Mrs .... or Miss ..... but I think this is in preparation for school.

**huggableshelly** · 22-06-2009, 04:18 PM

most of mine call me shell

one calls me meeeecheelllee that really annoys me LOL

youngest calls me mommy but when I say who am i she says shell

**PixiePetal** · 22-06-2009, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by Jen4Kids

Snap

Or im 'enny or mummy

My nieces and nephews call me aunty jenjen

I have been nenny and denny too!!

**haribo** · 22-06-2009, 04:57 PM

mine call me liz but i often get called mummy by the little ones , im also`miss` when the after schoolies forget where they are lol ... i cant believe someone gets mindees to call her mrs

well maybe if they were much older but still i think its a bit formal