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[quote=Anonymous]Wait, so because she takes a no from a child, she’s lazy?  4 and 6 are prime ages for wanting playtime with an adult watching, but not participating.  And your child feels comfortable and safe enough to tell the nanny that they want to play independently.  That’s a good thing!

Is she giving the kids a chance to work through some conflicts themselves, or is she just not intervening at all?  Kids need to feel confident that they can handle social-emotional issues on their own, including sibling conflict, and the best way to build confidence is by letting them try first before intervening.  Rule of thumb is to only intervene at the outset if there’s a history of bullying, physical aggression happening in that moment, or some other immediate need.  If you jump in the moment they start to argue, they will not learn at home how to handle conflict, and that will handicap them with peers at school.

Those were the only two issues I saw clearly explained.  I’m not sure what you meant by not being able to handle the schedule; where are they going, and how late have they been?[/quote]

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