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[quote=Anonymous]OP it seems like your nanny lacks initiative. The best nannies I had across the past 10 years got instructions once, and then took the initiative to help out wherever they could. And yes, everyday that included baby laundry,vacuuming areas where baby was crawling, cleaning the nursery. This is not rocket science. You are not paying her top dollar to sit on her rear while the baby naps. If she lacks initiative, then leave a daily list for her of things to complete before the end of the day (and she has to check each one off)

We used to keep a notebook the nanny had to fill out that included updates on the child (how many naps, poops, books read etc), and at the bottom was a checkoff sheet for end of day tasks including
1- empty diaper pail and take out to trash
2. baby laundry
3. vacuum nursery
4. disinfect bottles
5. clean up toys
6. start diswasher

That way if she was filling out the daily journal (which was a requirement in the contract so that we could keep up to date with what occurred with our child each day) she would be 'reminded' of the daily tasks. Luckily our nanny had initiative so rarely needed the reminder and often figured out ways to lean in and help beyond what was written.

It stinks to feel like your nanny is phoning it in...[/quote]

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