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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Genuine question.  Especially if a nanny cooks for the child, why can't she make extras for the parents, for example? Seems my friends who live outside of the DC area (major cities) all have nannies who cook, do dishes, do laundry, and straighten up the house (not deep clean/wash toilets etc, obviously) while also caring for the children. Of course, they don't cook and do laundry all day every day, but that's just how it's done. [/quote]

Usually those things become daily expectations, and the nanny turns into a housekeeper just keeping an eye on kids.  Btdt, I’m a nanny, first and foremost.[/quote]

Op here. She does the bare minimum. She will slowly fold load of laundry over like an hr while watching tv. Sometimes she will fold half the load and finish it the next day. No hustle at all. I feel like she is checking the box of doing 1 load of laundry for the week and that’s it. Her only responsibilities are baby related. She has never even  vacuumed the play area or her room. She will sometimes unload the dishwasher ( 1-2 times a week). It just feels like she thinks when the baby is sleeping that is 100 percent her time. [/quote]

That wouldn't work for me.  Our nanny used nap time to clean up, eat lunch, do laundry, prep dinner for the baby, play with our dog, look for local activities good for the baby, look for toys for the next developmental stage, etc.  Occasionally would nap for a half hour. [/quote]

It takes 2 seconds to find activities in the area, and once you’ve become familiar with those activities, it’s like second nature, you just up and go. I don’t know any nanny who has child- related responsibilities, only and able to find things to do for 2 hrs each day. If my employer didn’t want me to have down time, I would probably not want to work for them. We are human, and after running around all day with multiple children we need a little break! Especially, if we still have to keeping going after nap. A lot of us work 10+ hour days. It’s okay to ask your nanny to do things but everyday, you will probably burn your nanny out. [/quote]

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