Where do you allow your nanny to drive?

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Anonymous wrote:I want my nanny to take the kids all over. I worry, of course, but I hired a good driver, and I want them to enjoy everything the area has to offer. My oldest is 7 now, and my youngest is 2. I am so glad I got over my fear of someone else driving them; they've gotten to enjoy places we could only get to rarely as a family, and places that bore me, but that they (or the nanny) enjoy.

The first few times were hard. But now, I know she's at least as good a driver as I am.

How do you know this unless you are in the car with her? Your kids tell you that she drives defensively?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not interested in being micromanaged. With that said, I understand that it takes time to develop trust. However, I won't take a job if I'm not allowed to plan our days, including outings, no matter how far. I'm only hired by parents who understand that I do have common sense, I know enough to prioritize healthy food and naps over outings, and education is nothing without physical and emotional growth as well.

Education does not require trips all over the DC area. Somehow schools manage it just fine in one building and one playground.

Are you not familiar with field trips as a concept? I’m not even this poster but fyi you are incoherent. Go home. You’re drunk.

Field trips aren’t a weekly or even monthly occurrence. Nor are they “required” to educate a child. You nannies are quite dense.

1) Most nannies are not taking their charges far afield more than once or twice a month.
2) You are welcome to argue that a child can be educated well within 4 walls and a backyard, but schools are not a good example of that. The vast majority of schools move children through multiple different classroom spaces (indoor gym for phys ed, music room, art room) and have at least 2 different outdoor spaces (a field or track and a playground). Even with all of this, they still feel the need to take kids on fields trips multiple times throughout the year.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not interested in being micromanaged. With that said, I understand that it takes time to develop trust. However, I won't take a job if I'm not allowed to plan our days, including outings, no matter how far. I'm only hired by parents who understand that I do have common sense, I know enough to prioritize healthy food and naps over outings, and education is nothing without physical and emotional growth as well.

Education does not require trips all over the DC area. Somehow schools manage it just fine in one building and one playground.

Are you not familiar with field trips as a concept? I’m not even this poster but fyi you are incoherent. Go home. You’re drunk.

Field trips aren’t a weekly or even monthly occurrence. Nor are they “required” to educate a child. You nannies are quite dense.

1) Most nannies are not taking their charges far afield more than once or twice a month.
2) You are welcome to argue that a child can be educated well within 4 walls and a backyard, but schools are not a good example of that. The vast majority of schools move children through multiple different classroom spaces (indoor gym for phys ed, music room, art room) and have at least 2 different outdoor spaces (a field or track and a playground). Even with all of this, they still feel the need to take kids on fields trips multiple times throughout the year.

Criminetly! 22.36 here.

I said I have common sense, people. It's not age-appropriate to have an infant or toddler in a car seat for extended periods of time frequently, so I don't do that. On the other hand, I won't work for employers who only allow a child to go two to three blocks until preschool, nor am I a good candidate for a family who wants an infant to stay at home until at least 9 months. Yes, I'm very upfront in interviews, I'm asking questions as much as they are. No, I've never had a problem with explaining to parents about why I want to vary the child's environment. With a good balance between routine and new experiences, my charges can typically adapt quickly and easily to new environs, and they have fun while not being overstimulated. My employers choose how/when to be notified of our location, and I'm fine with tracking a work phone, texts or calls as we leave, a planned schedule with locations or whatever else they want. I'm not trying to endanger the child, I'm exposing them to the wide world in manageable doses.