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Nannies 儿童保姆

Is having a nanny or domestic help the norm in the UK?

Liang Limin, China

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In the past it was quite common for British children to have a nanny.

The fictional character Mary Poppins is the best-known English nanny, but do people in Britain still employ nannies?

Andrea and Jean find out more about this profession.

Among other things they discover why bilingual nannies are getting lots of work in the UK.

Nannies 儿童保姆

The traditional nanny is a thing of the past

Also they will tell you what other skills are deemed to be desirable in a nanny.

And they find out why so many young mums are happy for their children to be brought up by a stranger.

Then email us at chinaelt@bbc.co.uk

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