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[quote=Anonymous]I nanny for 2, 10 month old babies in a share. Both babies ideally take 2 1-hour naps every day, and during said naps I am supposed to each lunch and take a break, straighten the playroom, clean the breakfast dishes, prepare the babies' lunch, wash and fold cloth diapers or their clothing depending on the day, sanitize toys and surfaces, and fill out their ridiculously detailed logs. In reality their nap times can be staggered by as much as 30 minutes, leaving only 30 minutes of overlap to accomplish everything. I have been doing okay getting everything done in the past although I often skip lunch to finish things. However now 1 of the babies is having a difficult time napping and will take a short 20 minute nap or skip it all together. This same child is very high strung and clingy so its extremely difficult to get anything done with him awake and to keep him from waking the other child. He is used to being constantly engaged and comforted by his mom (attachment parenting) and she expects the same level of constant attention for him during the day with me. I'm tired of skipping lunch, and I just don't see what I could be doing to make things happen more smoothly. I have considered talking to the parents and asking that some of chores be dialed back some but I have a feeling they will not take that well. Any suggestions???[/quote]

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