Any other live-in wear their PJ's all day?
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Anonymous
| I stay in pjs all day if I'm at home for a day off and have nowhere to go. I'd get dressed in at least sweats to work though. But I fail to see what's disrespectful about it? |
Anonymous
That's all good, but she's not wearing pjs to the park, is she? |
Anonymous
I disagree. I have been to Little Gym classes for children of all ages and while I must admit that infants don't get much out of it, a one year old certainly can. He is no longer a baby, he is a young toddler. He is running and beginning to talk already and would benefit from getting out more often. He is a single child and I also believe that social interaction with peers is very important for children, even as young as he is. We do have play dates but I wish that he were around other kids more often. Many people will say that there is no benefit to play dates for a one year old but as someone who has done dozens of play dates for a child at that age, I must disagree. People really don't give one year old's enough credit and don't seem they can benefit from anything except for playing, getting fresh air, and reading. I really must disagree with that. There are plenty of books in the home and I do try to keep him busy with activities such as finger painting and play-doh but there are only so many activities that a one year old can do inside the home. |
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3 kids under 4, and a single place they can go within walking distance, otherwise they stay home...
Maybe your nanny is depressed? I know if my employers limited my world that way *I* would be reluctant to even get up in the morning. |
Anonymous
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I go to work in pjs/gym clothes
Why wear nice clothes that are going to get ruined? Why wear uncomfortable jeans if Im going to be bending and running and playing all day? Especially when you work in a home setting. You do not. Therefore you need to dress appropriately to your office or wherever. You seem bitter. She's being comfortable & it's truly not hurting anyone. Not even a little bit disrespectful. Basically....... get over it. |
Anonymous
| Geez people, if the nanny had a problem with not going out of the house to places besides th park, wouldn't she quit? OP isn'tforcing her to stay at th job...everyone has a choice. |
Anonymous
As a MB, this was my first instinct, that she might be depressed by her situation and is not the sort of person to express how she is feeling or try to change things. If you hired someone who is ok with staying close to home with the kids and with being limited to one place outside the home that she can take them, you will have hired someone who is probably not very social or active herself. However, social interaction is healthy and the lack of this might be having an impact, even if she doesn't realise it (not being motivated to at least change your clothes, even if you put on a different pair of PJs, would be a red flag for me ... and what does this say about her personal hygne?). I know my nanny and my kids would be miserable without opportunities to interact with other kids at libraries and playgroups. I made sure to hire someone who is extremely mature and reliable with excellent childcare experience and is a highly competent driver with a clean record, so I trust her to take my kids out in the car and to activities around the city. My kids have never been so well cared for ... but everyone's different. |