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I really would like a 1/2 hour each day aside from this to let him watch television.
You see after he eats lunch, he usually makes another mess (!) and I need to wipe up the high chair, sweep the floor, do the dishes and I like to make sure the toys are straightened up somewhat before his dad comes home. If allowed to watch a 1/2 hour of television after his lunch, it would great because he could be occupied/entertained and I could get all this done so [b]when the parents get home, things would be more in order.[/b]

When I asked the father about it today, he told me that he didn't feel like it was a good idea.
He said they liked to keep screen time at a very small minimum and that they only let him watch 2 shows each day...In the evening when they got home from work. One before dinner, one after. He kindly said they didn't believe in paying their nannies an hourly rate just to plop their child in front of the "boob tube" all day. I told him I wouldn't abuse the privilege, that it would only be for 1/2 hour just so I could get some things done, otherwise he would be at my leg...For instance when I am trying to wash his lunch dishes, [b]he pulls up a stool[/b] and tries to "help" me. Trouble is, I have to supervise him because I don't want him to fall down + hit his head on the hard tile kitchen floor. He likes to splash water all over the sink and play with the soap and bubbles, etc.[/quote]

I understand your frustration, but you have to go with your employer's wishes.

#1--Maybe the parents don't care about things being in order as much as you do. Perhaps they'd rather come home to a slightly messy house knowing that you were fully engaged with their child all day than come home to a clean house but worry their child was neglected. Discuss it with them. (It seems like some parents on this forum expect their nanny to also be a maid/housekeeper/personal chef/plumber/electrician, it sounds like your bosses just want a nanny, which would make you quite lucky!)

Or just take a few minutes when the parents come home to finish cleaning up? I do this with my MB all the time--she's so excited to see her LO that she doesn't mind "watching" him while I get my stuff together, wash out his bottle and tidy his things. At the same time, I update her on what he ate, when he napped, whether we're running low on anything, etc. What would take me 15-45 minutes while he follows me around undoing everything only takes 5-10 this way.

#2--Hide the stool! Those fuckers are dangerous!!! My charge loves to climb on stuff but he has hurt or startled himself far too often. I hid his stool for a couple months and just the other day tried bringing it out again...he was looking out the window watching cars and got so excited that he started dancing and bouncing. The stool flipped over even though I was standing right behind him and holding him under the arms--I lifted him into the air but I think the edge of the stool might have hit him in the shin. Next time I will keep one foot on that damn thing to stabilize it!

Put a little dishpan on the floor (no water) and give him some plastic dishes to "wash". Or give him some wet dishes and ask him to dry them for you. Or bring a playpen into the kitchen while you clean up. [/quote]

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