Celebrity Trend: Family Member as Nanny

Celebrities always seem to be getting a bad reputation for having a nanny (or two or even three!) to take care of their kids while many "normal" moms struggle to find ways to keep the kids under watch while they go to work. However, it seems that the trend is reversing, and now celebrities are looking more to family members, usually their moms, for help with their little ones.

By Hannah Werthan

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Michelle Obama: Grandma is in the White House

Michelle relies on her mom, Marian Robinson, to assist in parenting daughters Malia, 13, and Sasha, 10. Grandma has been helping out with the kids long before the move to D.C. Back when Barack and Michelle were campaigning, Marian would frequently take the girls to school and extracurricular activities. She even cooked meals and put them to bed.

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CandiW wrote:

When the Jon & Kate Gosselin family - eight kids including 7 year-old twins and 3 year-old sextuplets - needed help inside the home, they turned to Nannies4hire.com. The show begins with Kate looking for a well-qualified nanny to take care of the twins and...http://www.nannies4hire.com/jon-kate-plus-8.asp

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