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[quote=Anonymous]"my question is how long is good for the children to play together, or what is a good cleaning schedule AND is it normal for the house to look like a total mess -not "Do I have time management issues." "

MB here...
1. You seem like a very good nanny - willing to recognize you selected a job where a certain level of responsibilities justify a higher pay rate than would otherwise have been offered, AND concerned about how to make sure it's not bad for the kids. Kudos to you.

2. I think a 1/2 hr of play time at a pop is reasonable. An hr seems too long. 2 1/2 hr segments in the day are fine.

3. I find it odd that the 3 yr old is not required to at least "rest" some - i.e. quiet play time in room for an hr. That to me seems reasonable up to age 5 (DC is almost 6 and i still have her do it for my sanity and because I think she does better with some quiet time too). I would ask MB about this unless she's made it clear that she does not want DC to have quiet time. If she's ok with it, that would give you a bit of a rest - which everyone needs, especially nannies (and moms) - and perhaps a bit of uninterupted time then too.

4. They can also do supervised things while you clean like painting/coloring.

5. I would break laundry up. Keeping it going during the week and folding a load at a time while the kids play with/by you seems much easier.[/quote]

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