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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My au pair meets up with her friends all the time during the work day (though I guess now that I think about it, they are mostly other au pairs or nannys).  I have no problem with her seeing her friends as long as she is actively engaging my child.  Though I suppose there's no way to know this for sure, I just have to trust her.  I would much rather she get out of the house and do something interesting to her or my child than do the same old thing at home every day.  She also runs personal errands during her work day, though not frequently and generally asks beforehand.  My son is still a toddler, but being out and about in any context is teaching him to interact with the world at large, so I encourage it. [/quote]

I agree - and with an AP or nanny who you trust, all of these things are just fine, and probably good experiences for the child.  When our AP has personal errands to run, she generally asks us if she can take our child along during her work hours.  Sometimes we agree, and sometimes we don't, and she respects that.  For example, a trip to the drugstore, or to meet a friend to pick up something she left at her house - these don't bother me.  They are small outings, different settings, and the AP will in any case take my child to a playground (maybe a different one than she is used to), or somewhere else fun for her on the way there or back.  My child loves these experiences.  But, for example, a trip to the DMV, I would say no.  This would be 2 or three hours waiting in line that would be frustrating for both the AP and child, and I wouldn't want either of them to be in that situation together.  Now- this isn't to say that if I were caring for my child I wouldn't take her along to the DMV with me, but I am also not a paid caregiver, and sometimes I have to get stuff done on my days off of work that I unfortunately have to drag my child to.[/quote]

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