Nanny won't take son out on outings?. Why?
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Anonymous
| I, myself, can't stand to be in the house cooped up and figured when I hired a nanny, she wouldn't either. My son loves going to mommy and me classes that sometimes he needs a makeup class for and this is where the nanny comes into the picture. Since we live near a lot of activities for kids, I told her she is encouraged to drive there or walk, her preference. I've noticed more and more it seems like my nanny is sedentary and won't venture out. She just seems to be complacent. Yes, she does activities with him but to seems when it involves driving she opts not to or say walking to a 15 minute from home location, like the library. He's missed a couple of make up classes due to this. I am not so sure how to address this with her. I made it clear she could she could take him out and I encouraged it. I don't know if she thought I was just saying so to keep her. Ill be honest, I'm shocked she doesn't jump at the chance. Most nannies seem to complain about my be able to go out-walk or drive. She has a chance and doesn't take it. Is this off behavior from her? She would rather go to the backyard or stay inside then go out, to venture. I only know because of the information that she hasn't made it to makeup music class and my neighbor (chatty Cathy type) rarely sees her go out of the house. |
Anonymous
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I can see lots Lazy nanny out there ,their love to stay on the phone all the time,last week I was stroller the baby were I working,I sow a nanny on the phone and the little one and her brother was screaming inside that stroller and the nanny doesn't care for them.
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Anonymous
| If I were you, I would tell her, not ask her. "Nanny, today I'd like you to take Barth to his makeup class at the Y. It's at 11am. Thanks so much." |
Anonymous
| Are you ESL? |
Anonymous
+1 Be completely clear or she may assume it's optional. |
Anonymous
| I agree that you should tell her not ask her and then see what happens. You could sit down with her and say you really want him to get out of the house x times a week. This is something that's important to me too so when I was interviewing nannies I made sure I asked if it was something they liked to do. |
Anonymous
| If she was a nanny, she'd know how to do her job. Since she's a sitter, you need to micromanage her every move. |
Anonymous
Troll under the bridge? |
Anonymous
Snark woman. Ignore her. |
Anonymous
| Why should she be taking kid to a mommy and me class? |
Anonymous
Part of the time (sometimes all of the time), mommies don't want to, or can't, do their mommy work. And they can pay someone else to do it for them. |
Anonymous
That is completely uncalled for. As the OP made perfectly clear, she takes DS to the class but if they have to miss it (like if he's sick) then he can go to a makeup class which might be on a day she has to work. Why shouldn't the nanny do that? Unless you are too lazy in which case you should find a different profession. |
Anonymous
Answering a question honestly is completely called for if I choose to answer it. You certainly may choose to not like it. That's perfectly fine with me. If you choose to, you may even present your own differing opinion if you care to. You decide. |
Anonymous
| Maybe your kids doesn't know how to act in public |
Anonymous
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Wow, never fails that there are always immature and unhelpful responses on here.
OP, make it clear that you would like your nanny to take your son on outings. Suggest the places. She might be hesitant on spending gas and asking, so let her know you will reimburse her. |