Nursery World - One for the boys

Men are bringing an added bonus to nannying, says Simon Vevers FROM a top role in the TV drama 'Robin Hood', actor Lyndon Ogbourne has brought about a dramatic change in the life of a seven-year-old boy in his other job as one of the growing band of male nannies. After battling against the Sheriff of Nottingham - he played a young man seeking revenge for the murder of his father - Lyndon signed up with the My Big Buddy agency in west London last year.

FROM a top role in the TV drama 'Robin Hood', actor Lyndon Ogbourne has brought about a dramatic change in the life of a seven-year-old boy in his other job as one of the growing band of male nannies. After battling against the Sheriff of Nottingham - he played a young man seeking revenge for the murder of his father - Lyndon signed up with the My Big Buddy agency in west London last year.

The agency is the brainchild of two nannies, Susie Everitt and Annie Merrylees, both from Australia, who realised how beneficial male role models can be in caring for boys. Susie explains, 'I was working for a family in Notting Hill looking after two young boys and all my sporty Australian male friends used to come over to play cricket or football with them in the back yard. At one stage we seemed to have all the kids from the street coming in. We find that younger boys really respond to an active guy.'

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