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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issues I see are them not paying for extra time, the kid hitting you and anger problems, and parents not following through with discipline. Can you talk to her about these issues.

Honestly, the heating up food, outside play, bath, and homework help doesn't seem all that bad, but if you are just there for a few hours a day, I could totally see how in a short span of time that would be a lot of work.[/quote]

Okay. Thanks for clarifying. And just so I'm straight, you're saying that those of us who don't think all of these issues - aside from not being paid for all the hours - are actually problems are "drones who like being slaves?"

Kids hit. Then they experience consequences. This is how they learn not to hit. It's a problem if the kid is 12, it's kind of expected if the kid is 5. Hence why OP should have informed us of their ages. Let us be clear that it is not the same as being beaten the way slaves were.

Parents shouldn't need to follow through with separate discipline - the nanny should have her own system in place for the hours she's there. Whether this is a behavior chart, a special privilege that can be taken away, or simple time-outs, she shouldn't need the parents to impose punishments for the kids' behavior while she's there. This undermines the nanny's authority the same way that "Wait until your father gets home!" makes mom a doormat. IF a nanny and her employers can work together to enforce discipline, that's great and ideal, but it is not necessary. Explain to me how this equates to drone-ness or slavery?

Let's say OP is there from 3:30pm until 7pm. 3:30-4:30 = outside play, 4:30-5:30 = homework help, 5:30-6:00 = dinner, 6:00-7:00 = bath, pjs, playtime. That is a busy 3.5 hours but that is WHAT SHE IS PAID TO DO. I fail to see, again, how thinking this is reasonable makes me happy to "be a slave." [/quote]

That was my first post on the thread...and as you can see, I never metioned anything about slavery in it. As far as discipline, I didn't mean separate discipline by the parents, but that it seem that while the OP tries to discipline the kids, they might not be accepting it because the parents aren't disciplining when the parents are home.[/quote]

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