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[quote=Anonymous]I would like to hear what kind of guidelines nannies set for themselves or MBs/DBs ask of their nannies when it comes to eating around their charge.  Our DD is almost 2 and I leave petty cash for the nanny to buy DD something to eat (nanny preps meals, but to give her a break and DD some variety) every once in a while while they are out and she is welcome to buy herself something as well.  I just started getting receipts from her and see she buys herself things like a cookie or doughnut.  I don't want nanny to eat that kind of junk in front of DD so I asked her about this and she said "oh it's okay, I don't let DD see me eating it."  It's not like she can ever leave DD alone while they are out and I'm pretty sure what she means is that when she is feeding DD someplace, she'll angle the stroller in such a way that she can eat out of DD's sightline.

We left it at that and after thinking about this some more, it still bothers me.  Kids see and know a lot more than we give them credit for.  Even if DD can't see exactly what nanny is eating, DD knows that nanny is eating and hiding it.  That can't send a positive message to DD.  And even if nanny could somehow completely hide her eating from DD, which she can't (nanny comes during DD's afternoon nap then they are together during DD's waking hours), I just feel like it's not okay to be eating junk while she's with DD, not to mention buying it with petty cash.

I'm also thinking that if she's hungry while she's out, wouldn't it be better if she brought a snack from (our) home?  I've told her from the beginning that she is welcome to what's in our pantry and we always have a variety of fresh fruit, breakfast bars, cheese, healthy crackers, etc.  And now that DD is older and eating more adult food, they could eat together, which would be good for DD as eating is a social thing.  And in case it matters, nanny is part-time from 2-7pm.

As nanny's employer, what can I reasonably say to her about what she eats when she's with DD and how she spends petty cash?[/quote]

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