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DEAR ABBY: I'm a nanny and have been for three years. The 10- year-old girl I work with is wonderful, and I love her dearly. Her parents are not abusive, but they are caught up in their own lives. They devote very little time or effort to their daughter.
The only thing my employers ever talk to her about is school (she's an A student) and academics. When they are home they spend very little time with her. They never buy her even tiny gifts "just because" - only when she brings home A's does she get gifts. Of course she is upset by this. She confides in me, to the point of tears.See the full content of this document
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Parents Absence Leaves Hole in Life
How can I get her parents to take an active role in her life? I know better than to tell a parent how to be a parent, but they are slow...
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