Do you ask your nanny to do light housework while your child naps?

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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.

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To clarify, I only ask her to do housework relating to my son- his dishes and cups, his laundry, put his toys away etc

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For context, I work in the DC area.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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

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