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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This happened today: I text my nanny friend on my way to work and suggest we go to the park today. I don't hear back from her until late morning when she tells me they are at the playground right now but don't plan to stay if it gets too hot. After my charge wakes up, I feed, change, and throw laundry in. Of course now, my friend has left the park. Once we finally get outside, I hear from another friend that she is at the park with her three charges. We rush to make it before I miss another opportunity for a play date. The kids start running around and before long the other nanny's charge is in tears because someone attempted to touch his favorite toy. A full melt down ensues. They leave the park. I stay and my charge continues to play with other kids, I don't know any of them.

What exactly was I supposed to ask permission for? The potential play date that was never confirmed? The impromptu play date that lasted 20 minutes? For DC to play with the other kids at the park? How much of your time do you want me to take up at the end of the day to go over this minutia? I know a bunch of nannies in the area, do you want a full run down of every nanny in the neighborhood just in case we should meet them at the park?[/quote]

What's the point to rush your charges around to sync with another nanny's schedule?  Doesn't sound like you have a solid plan for the day.[/quote]

You clearly do not spend much time with children. A routine yes, but plans are for controlled tasks with little variance. We go to the park every day, a routine, but that may happen early or late depending if my charge sleeps longer or stops to check out every bug on the sidewalk. And if something happens during our walk, collasal tantrum for example,  then we may not make the park at all. My charge has their whole live to fit into perfectly coordinated daily schedules. For now, we are just enjoying childhood.[/quote]

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