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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If get a new nanny.

Honesty, I have a nanny, and I know nannies are using their phones and talking to their friends at the playground. Newsflash: so am I when I take the kids to the playground! And it’s good for kids to play independently or with friends. But when a small child is five feet from the street to be that inattentive?? That’s a whole other ballgame. [/quote]

Sorry, that should say 15 feet, not 5! DS isn’t one to wander away and certainly not quickly, that’s why I let it go aside from the reminder.

I occasionally take DS to the park and library on my lunch break so I’m realistic about most nannies and parents looking at their phones. Non stop child care is a drag, so I don’t begrudge her a mental break. My concern is more that someone could abduct my child if she’s totally absorbed in her phone like she was the day I saw her on my walk.

DH thinks my concern is overblown and it’s not worth the trouble of hiring someone new to fill in for just a few months. We’ve had substitute nannies and aside from potentially less phone use, they weren’t as good as our nanny. DS loves her and when they’re at home, I always see her being engaged with no phone usage.

I’m able to take DS to the park and library myself, and could let our nanny do other stuff for that hour. It would mean my child wouldn’t get daily outings, though, because I sometimes am too busy with work to take a lunch break. [/quote]

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