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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know what you mean, and I recently had a similar discussion with my 3yo’s nanny. I asked her to organize some art projects with items at home or on Amazon. Also asked her to come up with new pretend play scenarios to broaden DS’s vocabulary and knowledge. [b]DS is like a vacuum cleaner, so thirsty for information and picks up new things so quickly.[/b] Previously I felt his morning preschool satisfied that thirst enough and he could have complete downtime with comforting and familiar activities in the afternoon with nanny. But now that there’s no preschool, I want to make sure he’s still learning.

What helped was sending her websites with the types of activities I wanted her to do with him. Also, since she would need to put in a little extra effort to plan things, I told her to come in an hour later everyday. It’s worked well so far (been 2 weeks).[/quote]

You realize this is EVERY three year old, right? [/quote]

No, no! OP’s 3 years is SUPER special! He NEEDS enrichment!

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I don’t spend hours a day with other 3yo’s so I only know mine well enough to realize he benefits from learning new things. If the same applies to your 3yo then go ahead and enrich him. No one’s stopping you. [/quote]

lol You so clearly don’t get it.

Read the nanny’s routine for the 4 year old twins. It’s pretty perfect, and yet she admits from the outside looking in, it probably looks like goofing around and random play. If this is your first extended period of time spent with your son during the day, take a more humble approach. Be more willing to listen before you start clinging to buzzwords and demanding changes from your nanny.

Or not.

Maybe if this lasts a long time, you’ll start to understand how you sound in a few months. Who knows, right?

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You’re the one who doesn’t get it. The nanny likely didn’t do the learning apps and one-on-one reading and handwriting practice because those kids would have done it in preschool. So she is compensating for the lack of preschool by doing those activities at home.

If you actually read what I wrote instead of just coming to flame me, you’d see that I encouraged artwork and pretend play.[/quote]

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