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[quote=Anonymous]Nine months into working with our nanny she seems to really be phoning it in. She's a career nanny who had 100% glowing reviews and says she loves working with us and our toddler, yet we've noticed she:

-does no activities that require any setup, incl. crafts, music, bubbles/water play we've made available (or even set up for her)
-goes long periods without talking to our child (we mostly WFH, she will often start talking the 1/2x a day we come through their space)
-resisting a switch to a 1 nap schedule though he's over 1.5 years and I've requested it several times (as it works well for us on weekends). So he's sleeping ~2.5 hours a day total while she's mostly taking a break/on her phone

I get that toddlers are exhausting. I certainly don't expect her to chat with him constantly or come up with new activities all the time. But I do expect her to take some initiative and that I shouldn't have to push for what seem like super basic things.

Is this typical?? It took a long time to find her and she was so great and engaging at first, and now my husband wants to switch to a daycare so our son can get more interaction and activities. Recognizing it's my problem for not being more direct with her and dread the thought of firing her (or anyone), this is so frustrating! Seems like so many other families recommend their "incredible" or "amazing" nannies they've had for years, yet they are switching to daycare. At first I wondered why we had a difficult time finding someone so wonderful, but now I wonder. Are these parents likely in a similar boat as us but not saying so? Of course school becomes a necessity at some point but I did not expect to have to make a switch this soon.

Thanks for letting me vent, or for any input![/quote]

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