Elena Mincheva

Millionaire Nanny Elena Mincheva

"Does my mom pay you to talk to me?" We all want the best for our children, and we often see them in terms of how we would like to see ourselves: attending elite schools, vacationing in luxury hotels, wearing designer clothes, mastering admirable skills, making the right social connections, and enjoying all the myriad benefits of wealth, status, and privilege. But what if your daughter doesn't want to be a supermodel or learn to play Tchaikovsky on the piano? What if your son is shy rather than confident, and shows no interest in becoming a sports icon but would rather play quietly with his Legos? What should we really want for our children? What does it really take to make them happy? What are we teaching them about human worth in the example we set for them by the way we live? Elena Mincheva worked for a wealthy American family as a nanny and household helper, and her message to America's hard-working, middle-class parents who wish they could give their children "just a little more" is one of both hope and encouragement: Your children are not the sum of what you can or can't give them. You are enough. Your love is enough.