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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you are close to the right argument but not there yet. You demand down time when an employer has abused you by asking for more housekeeping then is reasonable in a day. That is not the case here. As another PP said, you need to be proactive about managing you day. That may mean moving the first nap indoors. You can explain that napping in the same place every time is important for sleep training, which is true. You can also explain why some tasks that you have been doing as a favor are no longer possible. If they want those things to continue  you suggest expanding your hours. But please do not approach them with any demands at the point. They have not earned that treatment.

A more experienced nanny would have handled the situation differently. With time you learn to balance your charges needs with your own so there is no either/or proposition. Your charge needs time outdoors but sleeping is not the developmental task that she should be practicing outside. You also need time outdoors. Resting is not the work task you should be doing outside.

I am a nanny.[/quote]

Again, thanks.  But the morning nap outside is non-negotiable.  We are in San Diego and it is near perfect weather 365 days a year.  It is just what people/parents do here when they don't have a backyard.

I'm off to work now - again, thank you all. I will think about your suggestions.  [/quote]

Well OP, it sounds like you have created this monster on top of accepting a job with unreasonable demands. Perhaps you can rest by reading a book at the park? I would not approach MB with any demands based on these facts.[/quote]

According to OP it wasn't a job with unreasonable demands.  She just started doing things the parents hadn't asked her to do.  [/quote]

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