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[quote=Anonymous]Or any other setting with other kids?  I’m a nanny but wanted a parents perspective.  Fairly often I’ll be at the park or a play area with my nanny kids and they’ll befriend similarly aged children.  Usually the parent/caregiver will be present and engaged but sometimes the mom/nanny/grandparent won’t be around or will be ignoring the child.  The child kind of ends up following us around which is fine, my nanny kids love making friends.  But I’m not sure how to handle when the child asks for help with certain take.  Like swinging?  Do I lift someone else’s child up and put them in the swing?  I have before, I’ll ask caregiver if they’re around but sometimes I can’t even identify who they are or they’ll be on the other side of the park not paying attention.  I’ve never had any negative reactions and a few “thanks” in the past.  I’ve helped kids tie shoes, button up play clothes at children museums.  I obviously don’t help them do anything dangerous (not lifting up anyones kid on the monkey bars or on big playground equipment so they fans get hurt) or cross obvious boundaries like bathroom help (although I’ve had kids ask me for help because they can’t find their caregiver, in which case I just help them look.)

This comes natural to me because I’m already caring for someone else’s kid but at the same time it feels awkward and I never want to interact with someone else’s kid if they don’t want too.  My boss was at the park with us recently and a child came up to play and I helped them them cross over the barrier to the sandbox and later she told me I “probably shouldn’t interact” with other children.  But she’s kind of bizarre in general, so not sure if that’s the norm.

I know other nannies who kind of do the same as me, but curious about other parents.  What do you do if a child is playing with you your child and they ask for assistance with something small?  Tying shoes?  What about something big? Help them drink out of the water fountain?

Thanks for the feedback.  [/quote]

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