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[quote=Anonymous]Just curious how much time different nannies (or moms) spend talking/singing/reading to the infants they watch (in the 6- to 12-month-old range)?  I'm always on the floor with the babies (9 and 12 months old) and within arm's reach, watching what they're doing.  But I find it exhausting to talk/babble/sing/read to them all day long (10 hour days minus about 2-2.5 hours for naps, so about 7.5-8 hours of awake time).  We go for at least one walk a day and to the park once a day, too.  Story times are difficult because the babies usually nap during them.  So aside from walks, park time and eating, there isn't much to do but have them on the floor playing.  If they were my own children, I imagine I would be doing housework, running errands, meeting friends, etc., but that's not part of the nanny gig.  Any thoughts on what's the norm or what's enough interaction time for the babies vs. time where I'm sitting with them but not talking to them or looking at a newspaper or my email or something like that?      [/quote]

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