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[quote=Anonymous]I did not read the OP's article, but I see some of this is about TV.  I have a part time nanny 3 days a week.  Most of these nannies on this board resent also being "housekeeper" or "house manager" without being paid more.  On the days I am home all day with my toddler and baby I am "nanny," "housekeeper," and "house manager" all in one.  I do not have my nanny much beyond standard "nanny" jobs, such as children's laundry.  But on the days I am with my children, I also call and schedule appointments and household services, run errands with them, make all the meals (my nanny does not make dinner, I do every day), do the laundry for myself and DH, try to keep things in the house organized, and take care of household projects, cleaning out the fridge, etc.  So you bet I put my child in front of the TV for a little while so I can get some of this done.  Especially when my day began with them at 6:30 a.m. and doesn't end until they go to bed at night.  And when one of them has a bad dream or is teething, I'm also up in the middle of the night.  If you are a nanny with children maybe this is different, but mine does not have children, and I do expect her to be on her "A" game for the time she is here, and I do not allow her to put the children in front of the TV.  I try to play with my kids and engage them as much as possible when I am home, but there is no way I can get it all done with some TV - I have way more duties around here than my nanny does and my days are much longer.  [/quote]

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