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[quote=Anonymous]So would the nanny be with both your daughter and son? What is your son's current childcare situation?

If she would be alone with the nanny, I would advise against. Our DD's daycare closed due to Covid and didn't reopen for six months, during which she turned three. She was home with us the full time. It was really tough for her and then tough again when she went back. For her, this was pretty much the exact time that she transitioned from just playing on her own (parallel play) to wanting to interact with other kids. So being home and not around other kids made that really hard -- she just needed more interaction than we could give her, and I think needed to be able to see how other kids approached things as well. We started seeing signs of perfectionism emerging, because when she'd do things like color or play blocks with us, it frustrated her to always be playing with someone who knew how to do everything better than she could. She was so much happier when she went back to daycare.

It might not be as bad if she is with a sibling all day though. Or you could look into a nanny share? That could be the happy medium you need. I get the frustration with the closures and early pick up times -- our daycare is actually now on a shortened schedule of 9am-3pm due to Covid and it is tough. But its so clear it's what DD needs that we are loathe to give it up (plus we need the childcare, obviously).[/quote]

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