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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've run into the attitude fairly often that a nanny is paid to care for a child, including doing things for them like cleaning up after playing, making their bed, etc. As a former child who had everything done for her, I am now a nanny who firmly believes in the importance of instilling independence as early as possible. I know firsthand how it feels to begrudgingly step into adulthood, no longer enabled to be lazy, and would have chosen to instead grow up knowing self-reliance as a normal part of life.

I can't abide enabling my charges to be lazy with what they are actually capable of doing themselves and I find it outrageous that any parent who hires me would insist on it. I'm talking anything from a 6 year old clearing his own plate from the table to a 2 year old putting away their own toys (with prompting). The attitude seems to be so pervasive and I'm honestly curious to hear other opinions on this.

Parents, do you insist your nanny do things for your child that he/she would be capable of on their own?
Nannies, how often have you come across this attitude and do you go along with/support it?[/quote]
Those parents are crippling their own kids like that. So no, I could never take part in damaging a kid.[/quote]

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