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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Enjoyed reading all the responses.

The nannies I see at these play areas usually have kids 3 and under. Kids this age usually need a little more supervision since they tend to parallel play more than play with each other. It's really sad because I see the kids coming up to their nannies to play and the nanny just brushes them off and tells them to play by themselves.

I'm not a career nanny or a mom but I do nanny during my breaks from school for other families. I'm also getting my doctorate in child psychology so I'm not an expert but I know a thing or two about kids. [/quote]

OP, I hope you save this post so you can come back and laugh at it when you have kids of your own.[/quote]

Oh, I see, you are getting your doctorate!  Come back when you have a few years of hands on experience with either your kids or as a nanny.  I do think you will come back and laugh at your post.  [/quote]

As plenty people are laughing at her now. [/quote]

I'm not laughing.  What she's saying is true, although I do see OP's undertone of not really "getting" how hard it is to be a long term caregiver.

Also, it's super easy to tell who is a nanny and who is a parent, because if you wait for like 5 minutes (as one would at a playground or story time) you will hear the child refer to the adult as either "mom" or "Sonia".  Most kids don't call their parents by their first name.  Also, when you go to story time and more than half the caregivers are dark-skinned, in their 50s, and speak with an accent, you can bet all the white 2 and 3 year olds running around are not their own children.[/quote]

Your experience is very different from mine. I see worse parenting from actual parents and the terrible nannies I see are actually au pairs who have no idea how to take care of children. They are usually very young, cannot speak English and want to hang with their friends or be on their phone. The older nannies you are referring to, have in my experience, been the most active and engaged with the children in their care. [/quote]

When I stayed home, this was my experience. The worst were actual parents, which was depressing. Next were the au pairs. [/quote]

+1 Au pairs know it doesn't matter if they do a crummy job because this isn't their career, and a lot of them are clueless and have no real interest in children.[/quote]

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