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[quote=Anonymous]It is a lifesaver that our nanny does housework during nap time. We went down the road of a no-housework nanny and it was a big,big mistake. As a two working parent it is incredibly difficult to keep up on the housekeeping and errands in the evening and weekend. I'm a high energy person who actually enjoys doing that type of stuff but no doubt if it doesn't get done during the day it will have to be done in the evening. The evening hours are the time when DH and I want to spend reading, playing and just having with our kids. On weekends, we want to take them to fun activities not spend one of two days around doing laundry.

Our child development oriented nanny was fine but logistically it just didn't work for us. My kids were good nappers and our nanny would do nothing while they slept for 3 sometimes 4 hours in the afternoon. It didn't make sense to hire a separate housekeeper when we were already paying someone for 15-20 hours a week to do nothing but sit on the couch. We switched to nanny that takes a 1 hour break but spend the other 2-3 doing daily housekeeping tasks. She also goes to the grocery store with the kids on the way beck from the library or park. She is just as good at the child engagement aspects of the job as the first nanny. The huge difference is that makes our lives easier.

I do the heavy cleaning stuff but I'm not trying to squeeze in another 10-15 hours of light housekeeping into the evenings. Instead, I play with my kids. When they go to bed, I get back on the computer for work. I go to sleep and wake up at a normal time.

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