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[quote=Anonymous]I started a before school nanny position 4 weeks ago for two kids, 6 and 8 and almost everyday seems to be a struggle to get out of the door. Initially parent asked that I wake the kids at 6:30 and leave by 7am (I know, I know, very little time) but that never happened once and so I decided that ideally if I wake up the kids at 6:20, and leave by 7:15, that should be enough time to get ready. For the past 2 weeks, mom didn't go to work until after I left the house to drop off kids to school, so she has been helping out with getting the kids going on the morning, though we would leave between 7:15-7:30 usually.

Today, she left before the kids woke up, and while it's hard at times to get both of them going, my main issue is with the 6 year old. It literally takes between 5-10 minutes before he decides to come downstairs even though I'm right by his bed repeatedly telling him to get up for the day. Then he literally takes 20-30 minutes just to put on shirt, pants, belt, shoes and socks. I will repeatedly tell him to get dressed and he will just ignore me and sit there or start to take off his shirt and stop, etc. I then get frustrated and raise my voice, and he cries and asks why I'm being mean to him, then I have to calm him down then again try to get him dresses...ugh.  He also sometimes refuses what is for breakfast even though mom gives me the meal plan on Sundays after checking with kids. He tends to eat very slow as well and is easily distracted, and is slow to brush his teeth and wash face too. For the first time, they were tardy today and I feel horrible because I know I need to try to do something better.

I just don't know what to do?? They go to bed at a reasonable time (8-8:30 pm). I try everyday to speak to him calmly but that never works so then I have to raise my voice but I'm still struggling. It's not like I've never had a morning position before. I had a 5 year position previously for before school care and the kids were initially 5 and 8; it was never this stressful in the morning with them. I don't want to put him in time-out because that will just slow down the process even more. Mom knows that 6 year old is like this and has previously talked to both kids about the morning routine but that doesn't seem to be helping. I called her after dropping off kids to tell her they were tardy and she told me she will speak to 6 year old again and next time to call her during the routine so she can talk to him. While I appreciate that, I know it's not her job to try to get the kids doing what they need to do but mine.

Any advice or tips would be great.[/quote]

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