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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PP who said that the nanny should get a one hour break while the child is asleep, and perhaps another 15 minute break if the child takes two naps.  If the child naps more than that, the nanny should be doing other things around the house--not heavy cleaning, but tidying up, cooking, managing the dishwasher, laundry, planning activities or kid meals, keeping an online photojournal of her time with the kids, etc.  She should not be napping, watching tv, reading magazines or the like outside her 1 to 1.25 hours of breaks unless that was negotiated up front.

That said, it is unreasonable to schedule the times that nanny can sit down and have a snack or cup of tea on the job, as long as she is watching your child while she does it.  Drinking tea while watching your child play is akin to drinking tea in front of your computer at work.  Maybe she is less than 100% on and engaged during those times, but very few humans can sustain full engagement with a young child all day.[/quote]

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