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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our nanny is a former preschool and art teacher, but when she does things with our 5 year old DD, there's never a learning/enriching component.  She's been with our family for three years and I WFM so I've noticed this for a while now, but never mentioned it because DD learns plenty in school and nanny is otherwise amazing.  With sheltering in place, nanny's role needs to change from just "playmate" to part-time homeschooler and playmate.  I know she would be okay with this, but how do I discuss this with her?  How can I support her in shifting gears?  I do not want to micromanage, nor have the time for it, but given she hasn't been proactive in enriching activities so far, I feel like she needs some guidance and/or structure.  I'm considering having a sit-down talk with her where I let her know our priorities and ask her to come up with a schedule of activities.[/quote]

Have you already thought about specific “enriching” things that you’d like her to do? The easiest way is to be very clear about what you’d like and to provide any resources that she might need to do this. The shifting gears can easily be connected with the sheltering in place shift. Also think about whether this change in job responsibilities should warrant a corresponding change in pay. I think you could say just what you’ve said here: that now your daughter needs a part time home schooler as well as a part- time playmate, and you’d like to explore ways that such a transition could be comfortably put in place. Maybe your daughter will have some ideas about this as well. [/quote]

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