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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow op your the first parent I've ever heard of who puts their child first. And I'm being serious. As a nanny I hate having to neglect my charges to clean. And I'm not talking a few crumbs I'm talking an hr of cleaning while the toddler does their own thing. [b]Have you made this clear because it is not the norm[/b].[/quote]

Not true.  Sure there are parents who want housekeeping done at the expense of the children but there are also lots of parents that don't.  I've always made it very clear to any nanny I've ever interviewed that while I'd like her to do the children's laundry it is ONLY as time permits when they are napping and if she can't get it done that is fine.  The children are the #1 priority and when they are awake she is to be focused on them.[/quote]
Ive been a nanny for 15 plus years and I've never worked for someone like you. I have to stay late to finish up laundry and ironing if I don't get it done. And my bosses don't pay for those extra hrs because I already had 12 hrs a day to get it done in.[/quote]

PP poster you quoted here. I'm sorry that in 15 years you've never had an employer like me but that doesn't mean they don't exist. I learned to be clear to any nanny candidates about the children being the priorty from speaking with my friends who do the same. I'm not sure where you live and what the market for nanny jobs is like but you need to be clear upfront about what you will and won't do. I have had several nannies tell me during interviews (before I brought it up) that while they will do child related housekeeping they will only do it when the children are sleeping. You need to do the same if that's what you want. For me, it makes the candidates more appealing that they say that. [/quote]

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