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[quote=Anonymous]Personally, I think it's best to have a buffer on each end for the nanny arriving in the morning, and the parent arriving in the evening. Playing devil's advocate here, but are you always on time at the end of the day? I ask this, because some nannies feel it's a bit of a give-and-take situation. "Well, she's always 10 minutes late at the end of the day, she won't mind if I'm 10 minutes at the start. No big deal." It's not done with malice intent, some families and nannies are more laxed about this.

I would say on the days you need to leave -immediately- once she arrives, you maybe ask her to arrive 15-30 minutes early, so you aren't having to rush out the door. That just puts extra stress on you to no have that buffer. As a nanny, the overlap of mom or dad being there is actually helpful. It prevents the kids, if super young, associating my arrive to mean mom's leaving. It also allows you time to finish getting ready or to pack up our bag a bit stressfree, as you have the nanny support.

Regardless if you add the buffer time or not, I would still talk with your nanny about the time issue. I would simply say, "Hey, can we talk about the morning routine?" Then just say, "I need to leave by X time on X days, and am asking for you to arrive promptly. I've noticed you've been arriving 10-15 minutes late. As I really need you on time, what can I do to help you fix that?"

Asking how you can help to fix it shows you aren't just "barking an order," and shows you respect her. In the end, you are just asking for her to respect your time as much as you respect hers. [/quote]

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