A nanny is assigned to each household to act as a surrogate mother. Mou said that many volunteer workers became frustrated by the difficulties they found in teaching the children, and left after only one or two days. Others, however, got caught up in the work, and helped to enable the home to carry on.
「許多人覺得孩子可憐，帶著同情心來當媬姆，但做了幾天，就受不了工作的繁重，和病童稀奇古怪的動作，而萌去意。」