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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Quick post from phone details:

-Pt nanny of 7 yr old from 2:30-7 
-In grad school during the day 
-at first I had been letting him play with his own toys for 30 mins or so, we'd go outside together for 30, we may do art together for a bit.
One day mb "found out" that he was reading by himself in the living room for 15 mins and sent me a long text at some ungodly hour about why he shouldn't be doing activities alone.

Is it normal for parents to need their kids engaged every waking min?[b] I feel like at his age he should be able to do activities alone (supervised but without my involvement).[/b]

Wdyt?

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Why? So you can study?  [/quote]

No, just because every time he wants to play in his treehouse, he expects me to climb up with him even if the neighborhood kids are playing with him too. Every time he wants to play legos his mom insists i be on the ground with him. She has said that she does not want him to have "down time". I know its not all day, but as soon as he gets in the car from school its "NANNY NANNY LETS BUILD A FORT AND MAKE EASY OVEN CAKE AND GO TO TOMMY'S HOUSE AND PLAY WITH HIM AND HIS BROTHERS!!". Even if I go to the bathroom, the second i open the door, he wants to do something else and he can *never* play independently even when he has 6 other kids with him. I do say things like "Timmy, how about you show me how good your drawing is", then its automatically, "NO NO NO I WANT YOU TO DO IT WITH ME!! SIT ON THE FLOOR AND COLOR WITH ME!" gah.[/quote]

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