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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our nanny lives in our converted garage apartment.  She “goes home” twenty feet away but keeps her regular nanny hours and has her own kitchen.  She also goes to her daughter’s every weekend otherwise my kids would want to see her and she’s too sweet to say no to them.

I couldn’t have it any other way.  It works for her and it works for us.  [/quote]

You should have taught your children that the nanny's living quarters are off limits to them at all times.  She is not paid to take care of them if off hours.[/quote]

And what if the nanny tells them “you’re always welcome” and “you can come over anytime you like”?  Do I teach my kids that nanny is a liar?  [/quote]

You tell nanny when hired that children are not allowed to visit her in her quarters ever and they are never to call on her on her in off hours.  You are the mother and have
Full responsibility for taking care of your children when nanny is off duty.  She probably goes away on weekends so she can get away from you and your kids.[/quote]

I'm a live-in (17.20), and I welcome the kids when it's an acceptable time.  Our rules:
1. no hiding when a parent is looking for them,
2. knock on my bedroom door and wait for an answer before coming in
3. upstairs 10 minutes before they need to start getting ready for bed
4. no asking to do something with me when they know that the parents have an outing planned AND
5. they may have one bite of each thing I am eating, but if they want more, I need to talk to their parent first, so I know I'm not disrupting any plans.[/quote]

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