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[quote=Anonymous][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]

First, a nanny is not a substitute mother nor should she ever be compared to a SAHM.

Second, you cannot prove a negative.  You have no clue how much better off your children would have been had you engaged your babies more.

Third, the Ivies and top tier colleges don’t give academic scholarships.  It’s all merit based.

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+1. Good nannies do very different things than housewives do.  We should be more engaged.  I say this as a nanny.  [/quote]

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