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When I had a nanny I asked they picked up after the kids during a nap, if possible. I didn’t have them do things that weren’t related to caring for the kids. The nanny deserves a break too.
To clarify, I only ask her to do housework relating to my son- his dishes and cups, his laundry, put his toys away etc
For context, I work in the DC area.
I only asked her to do housework related to the kids - washing bottles, preparing food, kid laundry and kid clothes sorting. There were plenty of times when she finished those tasks and was browsing on her phone, which I had no issue with as long as kid stuff was done.
Exactly the same for me. It’s important to me that my nanny has some downtime to sit on her phone and eat leisurely, while the baby naps. I know that I need time for breaks in my workday, so I need to make sure she has break time too!
Hmm. Some. But during a partial amount of time during the nap. Like if he naps an hour or an hour and a half, I’d ask to do a task that takes up 30-40 minutes during that time. Their rest is SO essential. You don’t want an exhausted Nanny taking care of your child. You want someone that had a nice break to collect herself and breathe.
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Key word being light - I think it’s fine but generally think the nanny deserves a break here and there. If it’s a 3 hour nap I might ask them to help fold laundry or start dinner prep.
100000000% that’s part of the deal
This needs to be established from the get go. It’s not a given, and if it wasn’t incorporated into her role it’s not really fair to ask her to do housework that isn’t related to the kids