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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think your nanny is out of line.  If she has issues getting the kids up before then, she should explain why it is a problem--does she feel they consistently need to sleep then, or are you just catching her on days that are exceptional for some reason?  Whatever her issue is, this request is not micromanaging.  I would have a larger conversation about whether she feels micromanaged in general and what she feels needs to happen with sleep, but telling you that you don't get to issue direct orders is not okay.  You get to make the call.

And I say this as a bossy and opinionated nanny myself.  I went through a phase of defying orders by letting the twins I nannied for sleep later than their mom prefered because she never put them to bed as early as she planned to.  BUT, I had a conversation with her where I explained my concerns and told her that I was not comfortable waking kids from a nap when I had seen signs of being overtired all morning.  We agreed that I would try her way for one week and track behavior and if the kids were showing signs of being progressively more overtired as the week went on, then I could do it my way.  I was "breaking the rules," but only because we had had a conversation and ahe eventually agreed to let me do it my way because she could see the exhaustion both in the log and in their evening behavior.[/quote]

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