Compassion Fatigue isn’t anything new. The diagnoses has been around for decades, mainly used to describe workers in helping professions like nursing and social work. Now, as more and more adults have become full or part-time caregivers of aging parents, it’s moved from a professional danger to a concern for many, everyday people. And it perfectly describes what many nannies struggle with. Thanks to the recent attention, we now have the vocabulary to talk about it and a growing number of … [Read more...]