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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Nannies how do you handle when your family has you watch extra kids, do you have anything in your contract? MBs how would you respond if your nanny suggested a babysitter for extra kids sometimes?

I have been a nanny for years and never had an issue with this until my current family. I am comfortable with extra kids over for playdates or kids dropping in, but how do I now make it clear that when they have house guests for multiple days (which happens a lot) I don't always want to become their babysitter. Whether it is a whiny cousin that can't be without her mother or 4 kids from a visiting family, it is a lot of added responsibility to an already busy household.[/quote]

This is tough and demanding an extra rate is just probably going to lead to you being let go. It sounds like the house guests are part of their lifestyle and this happens frequently not just once in awhile. I doubt that the employers want to deal with the hassle of factoring a new rate into every time someone comes to visit or trying to explain to other children or family members why their kids can be with you and the other kids for 2 hours but not 3 etc.

If you have been with them for almost a year perhaps you could ask for raise on the basis that the job involves more work than you imagined when you originally accepted the offer. [/quote]

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