*I learned recently that male nannies — “mannies” — are all the rage. More and more families are turning to male professional caregivers to take care of their children while they’re working or traveling.
Learning of a new business in Los Angeles that met this burgeoning demand, Mannies Of LA, I reached out to their owner, Michael Lin, who as a developmental kindergarten teacher at a private school in Los Angeles identified a need in the families of the kids in his classroom.
“A lot of my students’ parents told me how lucky they thought their kids were to be in my classroom and have a positive male role model in their lives,” Lin, 30, said. “Prospective parents often told me the same thing. A lot of the kids don’t see their dads that much, as they’re at work or traveling on business. The kids are at home with their moms, or if they have help in the home, it’s a female nanny. At school, most early elementary school teachers are female. If the families have a housekeeper, that person is usually female.”
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