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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nanny again- I also take DC to a midsommars festivals and other Swedish cultural events where (gasp!) I see my friends and all the kids interact together.  It's a personal outing, but it's fun and my employers love having their kids exposed to different people and different events.  We do playdates with my friends, the kids play and the adults have fun as well.  Wouldn't you do this if you were home taking care of your child?  I'm sure these 'personal outings' are a lot more enjoyable than staying home with just the caregiver.  Why can't the aupair enjoy her day as well?  This makes no sense![/quote]

I would not be happy if my Au Pair wanted to meet up with a friend while she was watching my children. I dont have social visits while im working, watching the children during her scheduled hours is her job. I dont believe for a minute that she wants her friend to join for the benefit of the child. And for the poster asking "Why can't the aupair enjoy her day as well?' the answer is that she can. But it shouldnt include social outing with her friends.[/quote]

If you want to be able to socialize on the job, you should have become a nanny ;)

But come on, PP, you would not be happy if your child was exposed to an additional adult? Why not? I am a nanny, not an AP, but let me tell you, these kids are sick of my face by the end of the day. An hour visiting in the park with a friend of mine - who also loves children - gives them a new person to talk to, show off in front of, horse around with, and so on. It is boring spending an entire day with the same person! I'm not saying I do this every day, honestly it's not even once a month, but when I do arrange these outings we ALL love it - me, the kids, my friends, and my bosses who recognize the benefit of their exposure to other people and other ways of doing things. Also, it's often too much to take 3 young kids on a trip to the aquarium alone, but if I have a friendly extra set of hands to help it becomes far more manageable, so they get to do things we normally don't because I don't typically have any help.

Something to think about.[/quote]

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