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[quote=Anonymous]A lot of employees suck. Instead of staring at their computer and typing away or paying rapt attention and contributing valuable input in every meeting they are off grabbing coffee, chatting with coworkers or writing personal emails. I can’t believe they aren’t “on” 100% of every minute of every day! Their employers are paying them a lot!

I joke a bit because my preschool aged kids play independently or with each other for long stretches of time. If we’ve been playing together at home for a while, we might head out to a playground or library and the kids want to wander off and do their own thing for a bit or engage with other kids. I know some kids their ages whose parents tell me the kids want constant adult interaction in the form of reading books or engaging in pretend play. If you have a kid like that who craves and needs a lot of adult attention, it is hard to believe that some kids want their own space to explore and play while someone watches to make sure they are safe. I have stood at a fenced in playground drinking coffee and chatting with my husband for 20 minutes and my 2yr old never looked up once to see where we were. Sometimes my 4yr old will come ask me to watch a new trick. I do engage with my kids, but often at home where we’re doing an art project, playing trains or building something. I imagine many of these nannies do the same as well as sit and eat meals and snacks together. The time out at the play space / library/ park is down time for the caregiver but you judge them because that’s the only part of the day you see. [/quote]

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