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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can settle for okay for things regarding DH or me - but not my children.

I would start looking for a better nanny, OP.  Your baby should be engaged and stimulated by more than a trip to Starbucks.  And if a nanny doesn’t play, I would find a nanny who does.

However, in full disclosure:  we pay our nanny $30 an hour plus full healthcare coverage and use of a car.  I only interviewed older nannies (40 to 60) with teaching experience and at least a bachelors degree.  [/quote]

Oh, bull!  I was a stay at home mom forten years and, believe me, I did not watch my children every minute nor did I engage the in activities every moment.  They learned to play by themselves and made up their own games.  I must have done something right as all three graduated from first tier colleges and all three also had academic scholarships.

Babies, toddlers, older children do not need to be engaged every moment![/quote]

I’m a $30/hr nanny and I don’t engage the kids all the time. The kids will tell you, I’m not a clown. Go and play on your own, is what I often say. Because of this, the kids in my care (10+ years now) are super independent, excellent student, read books non stop, write their own music and songs, and don’t need me to make them a sandwich or fold their laundry. They’re straight A students and can think for themselves. Of course I spent a lot of time engaging them, but they also spent a lot of time as little kids just being kids and playing on their own. Helicopter raised kids don’t know how to think for themselves and you are doing them a disservice with constant entertainment. I didn’t ever take them to Starbucks or on personal errands, but I’ve spent a lot of time just laying on the couch while we all read our own books. [/quote]

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