I highly recommend our nanny, Snežana Halilović. Our family has lived in Sarajevo for the past four years, and in that time she has done an amazing job of caring for our son. Snežana has been with our family since our son was four months old.
Snežana has always cared for our son with love, respect and empathy. She has a strong ability to bring out the best in the children she works with. Under her care, our son has developed many positive behaviors. Snežana has high but fair expectations for our son, very much in line with what we expect. She has modeled positive behaviors and gently but firmly spoken to him about problems or concerns when they have arisen. Snežana has a wonderful understanding of early-childhood behavior, and we have greatly appreciated this in her work with our son.
Snežana is wonderful at playing with children in ways that benefit their development, as well as being fun! She plays with our son imaginatively, and often manages to expand his understanding of social behaviors, language, and mathematics. Snežana pays attention to our son’s interests and helps to nurture his curiosity and interest in the world around him.
Snežana speaks English well. We have asked her to speak Bosnian with our son, and she has done a wonderful job of teaching him the language through conversation, games and songs. It has always been easy and pleasant communicating to Snežana about our son’s needs.
Over the years, Snežana has helped us in innumerable ways. She has taken care of pets and our house when we’ve been away. Snežana has babysat on nights and weekends when we’ve needed it, and has cleaned and cooked for us as well. Her husband has also helped us with basic repairs and home maintenance.
Snežana has 14 years of experience working as a nanny. Our family feels very lucky to have had her in our lives. When we leave Sarajevo this summer we all will miss her tremendously.
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