The one thing you can say for certain about every adult is that they have been a child. Of course in any group of adults, nannies as much as anybody else, childhood experiences will be varied. A good question to consider is how much and in what way you should draw on your own childhood memories in your days now with children? One of the pleasures in working with children is that you regain some of the delights of your own childhood, as you play, joke or do arts and crafts.
The positive view
Children frequently like to hear about their own parents' childhoods, but is it appropriate that you respond to their questions when you are in a professional role as their nanny? Naturally, the children think of you as a person rather than a professional. So if they feel comfortable with you, they are likely to be interested sometimes in your childhood memories.
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