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[quote=Anonymous]So I’ve allowed two different long term nannies to bring their kids to work.

In the first situation, our nanny of 3 years started bringing her 3 elementary/tween daughters. They were sweet girls and in many ways enriched my kids lives (a baby and toddler at the time). Their mom ran a very tight ship and they were extremely well behaved and I became friendly with them too. But over time it was hard because I was full time WFM and our house was small. Also we lived close to my nanny and she constantly wanted to bring my kids to her house, which was fine, but it did become complex and I didn’t want my kids there all the time. Over time it did feel a bit like we were paying nanny rates for a more daycare like experience. But my kids were happy. The scheduling just started getting complicated and over time boundaries did erode. We eventually moved states at around the time things were becoming unmanageable. It was also just hard because there were 3 of them-even If well behaved they were loud and had some drama.

In the 2nd situation, I explicitly spelled out in my ad that the nanny COULD NOT BRING HER KIDS TO WORK. I had learned my lesson! But then COVID happened and the only way to have our nanny come was if she brought her own kids (and honestly it felt safer than them being at school or in daycare). Her kids are older than mine though-ages 9 and 12. They are wonderful and they have actually been a blessing. My 2 yo is speech delayed and has special needs and I credit the nanny’s children with helping him meet milestones. They are constantly engaging him, playing with him, etc. I really have no complaints and I’ll miss them in the fall when they are back in school. The 12 yo is so helpful that we actually pay her $2/hour for all her work. She mops and sweeps and organizes toys and folds laundry. She entertains the kids while her mom makes lunch. The 9 yo we pay $0.50 for every book he reads to my kids and some weeks he makes $10-15.

So it can work but helps if there’s an age gap between kids. [/quote]

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