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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok I am a sahm with a 5, 2 1/2, and 1 year old and I don’t know how to entertain the 2 1/2 year old when I’m putting the baby to sleep so she watches more tv than I would like. Also, she no longer naps and gets really cranky around 2:30 so an episode then helps me maintain sanity or make a phone call. How do you nannys keep the other children entertained when you are potty training or engaging with just one?![/quote]

As a nanny, I agree that if TV has never been an option - the children never ask for it.  I take the 2.5 yr old in with me to help with the baby when I need to change, feed or put the baby down for her naps.  My older two charges are in school, generally, during the day but in the afternoons or when they are home, their responsibility is to engage the 2.5 year old for just those few minutes.  We have quiet time in the afternoon where my 2.5 year old charge has to rest if not sleep, which also gives me time with the newborn.  I set up the schedules based on what we need to do when.

My 2.5 year old was potty trained when she was 22 months so potty is not an issue.  And she does either nap or rest as I just insisted on it.

The 2.5 year old has easy books and life-the-flap books in the baby's room as well as a few toys that she only gets to play with when she is in there with me and I am dealing with the baby's needs.  We do "circle time" where I include the baby for the baby's stimulation.

Honestly, nothing ever works perfectly on a daily basis but I am strict about rules and schedules - I have to be as the nanny to four!   [/quote]

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