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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not interested in being micromanaged.  With that said, I understand that it takes time to develop trust.  However, I won't take a job if I'm not allowed to plan our days, including outings, no matter how far.  I'm only hired by parents who understand that I do have common sense, I know enough to prioritize healthy food and naps over outings, and education is nothing without physical and emotional growth as well.[/quote]
Education does not require trips all over the DC area.  Somehow schools manage it just fine in one building and one playground. [/quote]

Are you not familiar with field trips as a concept?  I’m not even this poster but fyi you are incoherent.  Go home.  You’re drunk.[/quote]

Field trips aren’t a weekly or even monthly occurrence. Nor are they “required” to educate a child.  You nannies are quite dense. [/quote]

1) Most nannies are not taking their charges far afield more than once or twice a month.
2) You are welcome to argue that a child can be educated well within 4 walls and a backyard, but schools are not a good example of that.  The vast majority of schools move children through multiple different classroom spaces (indoor gym for phys ed, music room, art room) and have at least 2 different outdoor spaces (a field or track and a playground).  Even with all of this, they still feel the need to take kids on fields trips multiple times throughout the year. [/quote]

Criminetly!  22.36 here.

I said I have common sense, people.  It's not age-appropriate to have an infant or toddler in a car seat for extended periods of time frequently, so I don't do that.  On the other hand, I won't work for employers who only allow a child to go two to three blocks until preschool, nor am I a good candidate for a family who wants an infant to stay at home until at least 9 months.  Yes, I'm very upfront in interviews, I'm asking questions as much as they are.  No, I've never had a problem with explaining to parents about why I want to vary the child's environment.  With a good balance between routine and new experiences, my charges can typically adapt quickly and easily to new environs, and they have fun while not being overstimulated.  My employers choose how/when to be notified of our location, and I'm fine with tracking a work phone, texts or calls as we leave, a planned schedule with locations or whatever else they want. I'm not trying to endanger the child, I'm exposing them to the wide world in manageable doses.[/quote]

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