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'Mannies' For Hire.(male nannies)(Brief article)
Byline: Holly Peterson
As frazzled parents hire more help, "mannies," or male nannies, are becoming America's logical choice. While the number of male nannies is still very small, there are growing signs of acceptance. At Cambridge, Mass.-based Cultural Care Au Pair, men represented 8 percent of roughly 7,000 total applicants in 2006, up from 4 percent in 2001. Cliff Greenhouse, president of New York's Pavillion Agency, sees an increasing demand for mannies. "I see it especially for the 40-year-old woman raising a kid on her own who wants a male role model around." Joe Keeley turned his summer manny ...
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