Nanny often takes DS out for a muffin/juice snack or lunch...

[Anonymous]

I don't ask her to but I have absolutely no problem with her doing it. It is always just she and DS.

My question is, do I need to pay for DS's share?

[Anonymous]

Yes you should pay for ds share you could pay for nannies but not required

[Anonymous]

Since she is choosing to do it on her own, you don't have to. But it would be nice if you could give her a little "petty cash"--maybe $10-$20 week to use.

[Anonymous]

No you do not need to pay.
pay and honestly she should cut back on all the cafe food for your child.

[Anonymous]

Why would you be responsible for paying for YOUR child's food? How silly! The nanny makes 10% of what you do. The ethical, kind, generous and obvious thing to do here, is to have it come out of her pocket. Duh

[Anonymous]

My precious NF always paid for anything like this for their kids and myself. It was much appreciated. You should certainly pay for your child's food! It's a fun thing for him to do with nanny.

[Anonymous]

My nanny family always provided weekly cash for outings. It was really nice.

[Anonymous]

Slightly different, but we fairly regularly gift our au pair with Starbucks gift cards (thanks for doing something, Valentine's Day present, etc). She's welcome to use them for herself but I know that they probably go out for a shared treat once a week or so.

[Anonymous]

Maybe you could start leaving $10 for the week for a weekly snack or lunch.

[Anonymous]

We also leave petty cash for our nanny to use for any outings she wishes.

[Anonymous]

No. I cannot afford to take my son out to lunch so I certainly cannot afford for my nanny to do it. Our loving and wonderful nanny is very generous with my son - gifts, outings and food - that she pays for out of her own pocket and we are very appreciative.

People on this board must stop thinking that people who pay top dollar for educated and experienced nannies are all wealthy. We sacrifice to have the best possible nanny for our child. She is worth her hourly rate and then some -- but she also know that we cannot afford extras.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I cannot afford to take my son out to lunch so I certainly cannot afford for my nanny to do it. Our loving and wonderful nanny is very generous with my son - gifts, outings and food - that she pays for out of her own pocket and we are very appreciative.

People on this board must stop thinking that people who pay top dollar for educated and experienced nannies are all wealthy. We sacrifice to have the best possible nanny for our child. She is worth her hourly rate and then some -- but she also know that we cannot afford extras.

The fact that your nanny is generous with your DC means that she does understand.

[Anonymous]

I'd leave $10-20 a week for them when they go out or a gift card if you know where she is going.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't ask her to but I have absolutely no problem with her doing it. It is always just she and DS.

My question is, do I need to pay for DS's share?

Her choice not to cook the food you buy and stock in the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you be responsible for paying for YOUR child's food? How silly! The nanny makes 10% of what you do. The ethical, kind, generous and obvious thing to do here, is to have it come out of her pocket. Duh

My $40k/year nanny makes 10% of what I do? Oh really? Thanks for informing me I'm missing most of my income somewhere.