What does your nanny do while your child is napping?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vacuum, laundry, clean up the kitchen, dishes, clean toys, arrange toy-room, mop, dust, change sheets, clean the dishes of the pets, feed the pets, water indoor plants, get mail in, prep meals (chop onions, peel and grate ginger, chop cauliflower, etc)., wipe counters, wipe handprints from doors, windows and walls, clean furniture, wash the high feeding chair.

She is charging by the hour.

She does everything! Does she also sleep with your husband?

[Anonymous]

Picks-up playroom, kids laundry, empties dishwasher, eats lunch.

[Anonymous]

Takes a break just as you do, don’t expect her to do much. Caring for a child is a lot of work, hopefully you’re compensating her accordingly.

[Anonymous]

If someone is paid to care for your child, set clear expectations and leave them alone. It is reasonable to ask for things like load the bottles in dishwasher, take soiled clothes to laundry machine, tidy up playroom, etc. Focus on whether the duties are met, not how nap times are spent.

Our nanny had huge family and she often used naptime to catch up on calls to them. Never had an issue with this.

[Anonymous]

She eats lunch and takes a break. I transitioned to having a nanny after being a SAHM and I would never in a million years ask her to do extra work while kids are napping. Anyone who takes care of small children absolutely needs a break in the middle of the day.

[Anonymous]

Whatever she wants.

It is her break time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vacuum, laundry, clean up the kitchen, dishes, clean toys, arrange toy-room, mop, dust, change sheets, clean the dishes of the pets, feed the pets, water indoor plants, get mail in, prep meals (chop onions, peel and grate ginger, chop cauliflower, etc)., wipe counters, wipe handprints from doors, windows and walls, clean furniture, wash the high feeding chair.

She is charging by the hour.

She does everything! Does she also sleep with your husband?

No sleeping allowed. She can get him off in 5 minutes and get on with other tasks. Chop chop!

[Anonymous]

They should clean up any mess the kids made while in their care and then relax however they want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Takes a break just as you do, don’t expect her to do much. Caring for a child is a lot of work, hopefully you’re compensating her accordingly.

When my kids were younger and napping, on weekends when I was home with them I used naptime to be productive. I didn't take a break. I got things done that I couldn't do with them awake or that were easier to do without them awake. Just like I expected the nanny to do.

[Anonymous]

My kids always napped for 2 hrs.
First nanny was older. She took a 30 min break and then would scrub everything, do kids laundry etc. sometimes she would clean up the yard from leaves. I never asked for any of this except throw the kid laundry in.
Second nanny, much younger and she would clean up after lunch and straighten the playroom for 15 min and then take a break for the remainder of nap. Im fine either way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Takes a break just as you do, don’t expect her to do much. Caring for a child is a lot of work, hopefully you’re compensating her accordingly.

When my kids were younger and napping, on weekends when I was home with them I used naptime to be productive. I didn't take a break. I got things done that I couldn't do with them awake or that were easier to do without them awake. Just like I expected the nanny to do.

To each his own. When my kids nap on weekends we all nap too. We do much better being refreshed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Takes a break just as you do, don’t expect her to do much. Caring for a child is a lot of work, hopefully you’re compensating her accordingly.

When my kids were younger and napping, on weekends when I was home with them I used naptime to be productive. I didn't take a break. I got things done that I couldn't do with them awake or that were easier to do without them awake. Just like I expected the nanny to do.

There’s a difference between a nanny and a parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Assuming they don’t have to care for another child. What do you think is a reasonable expectation?

Mow the lawn.
Take up leaves.
Paint the house.
Macadam the driveway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Assuming they don’t have to care for another child. What do you think is a reasonable expectation?

You want a maid who babysits. Nannies take care of children and their needs. They do not do "light," or any kind of house cleaning that does not relate to child are when she is on duty. She does not load/empty dishwasher from your dinner the night before. She does not clean up your messes from your lazy weekends.

[Anonymous]

nothing, and proud of it.