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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This might be a silly question but I was raised with a nanny and this is my first child.  We expected to have a nanny, but between COVID and a really unlikely spot opening up in our first choice subsidized daycare, we haven’t hired one.  We hired a college student to come in for a few hours a day this summer to provide extra play for the baby while we WFH.

Baby will probably sleep at least 1.5 hours while she’s here.  I was thinking of assigning one basic baby task— either washing baby’s lunch dishes and bottles or folding a load of baby laundry— after which I’m happy for her to do whatever she’d like, but I don’t know what is par for the course.  Our nanny when I was growing up made family meals and did light housework but I don’t think that’s appropriate for a summer sitter.  Can I ask her to go to Starbucks for everyone, for example? I have no idea what is “normal”[/quote]

No, I don’t think running to get you coffee is appropriate.  I suppose child related chores are fine while the baby is asleep but babysitters aren’t nannies so I wouldn’t push.  If you lose your sitter you may not be able to find another for the summer.  [/quote]

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