Reply to Nanny struggling with two charges

Forum Index » General Discussion

Reply to "Nanny struggling with two charges"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Our nanny was good with the one kid and wanted to stay on board when the second kid arrived. 
But she seems to be struggling.  Not able to cook the toddler lunches or dinner.  Not wanting to go out and deal with two kids, car seats or any strollers, etc.  No time to clean up after the toddler either (who naps 2-3 hours an afternoon and the baby still has 2-3 naps/day).

Today she told us that we should cook and provide all ready-made lunches and dinners for both the baby (purees) and the toddler (variety of things).  She literally stood in the kitchen, which is stocked with all sorts of food (pasta, veg, fruit, cheese, quinoa, etc.) and said, "what did we make for XYZ to eat this week?". She was hoping for the easy Gerber meal packages, but those are too small and not enough calories for our 3 yo.

She is an experienced nanny who has cared for twins, 3-6 yos before and more than one child. I'm concerned she is just no longer energetic enough or able to plan.  Her pay is more than fine, but the whole purpose of paying a nanny $50K+ a year is so I'm not doing the shuttling to preschool, preparing meals each night, etc.  I also pay for various classes for the kids so they all get out of the house and have some fun.

Are some nannies just not cut out for more than 1 kid?   Maybe daycare is a better option if I'm already doing all the lunches, dinners, dressing, prep, driving, etc.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics