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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Now I truly have seen it all! Thank you PP MB! I do the kids laundry 1-2 times per week as needed, and of course I don't filter out clothing that was worn on the weekend, but as for anything else, you wouldn't have to fire me-I'd quit if you expected me to come in Monday morning and clean all the toys played with over the weekend and whatever else you think you're too good to do because you pay a nanny during the week. Are you one of those moms from the other thread leaving the children in the same outfit Friday through Monday morning, because, you know, that's what you pay your nanny to do?[/quote]

I wouldn't care about the laundry from the weekend so much, but all the toys? No. It IS your job as the parent to take care of the kids on your time with them. That means spending time with them, feeding them, and helping to clean up after them. You as a parent should be the NUMBER ONE ROLE MODEL. A role model is there to mold them to good practices and behavior, which includes having them learn to help clean up their own messes (and when old enough, for them to do it themselves). You are also supposed to show them LEADING BY EXAMPLE... Once dinner is over, you bring your dishes into the kitchen and teach them to as well. You make a mess in the living room, you tidy it up, and teach them to tidy up their mess as well. You make your bed, you teach them to make their bed. You don't ever teach them that they can make a huge mess, leave the toys everywhere and then Monday morning nanny (or housekeeper) will come and clean it all up for them. They will never learn how to clean on their own, and will become the biggest slobs in the world. Oh wait, if you let your kids do this, then you probably are one of those slobs yourself. Too bad no one taught you how to clean up and not expect others to do it for you. Nanny's job is to HELP kids clean up what was used DURING their day together, or once they are old enough, to supervise the kids while they do it themselves.[/quote]

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