The term mannies introduced by USA Today describes the unexpected growth of both domestic and foreign-born male nannies. The prediction is that a new breed of young, athletic male nannies will emerge, as more older men become fathers, to take on the more demanding aspects of the job … teaching a child to ride a bike, playing ball in the park. As men are increasingly seen in caregiver roles, young children will be less likely to fall into traditional male/female stereotyping, and this trend is therefore going to be healthy.