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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see why you think your base pay includes hours of downtime and you should be paid extra to not sit on a couch. Parents set rates based on the market, affordability, and financial planning. We had no problem finding great candidates that didn't object to light housekeeping and had done it in previous jobs.

Parents and nannies need to be upfront on what is being required and what is being accepted. However, the job needs do change. Nannies know very well that some tasks go away and others will replace those tasks. Nannies also know how much kids nap which many first time parents don't realize. [/quote]

I've actually never had time to sit on their couch.  The job changes as the child grows - e.g I am not making baby food now but I will happily do so.  I am not running around in the park after my change now but will happily do so.  My current change sleeps for one and a half hours in his crib during the day - his morning and late afternoon nap are both taken during walks in his stroller (my employers live in an apartment - the baby would get no fresh air if I didn't take him for walks).  I have more than enough to do during the hour and a half he is sleeping.  AND over 64% of all SIDS cases happen in custodial care - I check my baby-charge every few minutes.

If you have found good nannies who will clean your house you are short-changing your child.  Again, would you want your child's teacher in preschool to be preoccupied doing other things?  [/quote]

LOL.  Isn't it amazing that so many parents manage to keep their babies alive during naps while also washing dishes, doing laundry, preparing meals, and--gasp--occasionally vacuuming!  Babies in the care of their parents are really getting shortchanged.[/quote]

Nannies are NOT substitute mothers!  And yes, if you employ a nanny as a housekeeper your child is getting short-changed without doubt or exception.  And you if, as a SAHM, are using your child's daytime, waking hours to vacuum, you are short-changing your child as well.  Everyone knows the first five years are the most important - the first nine months create 75% of all brain synapses in a baby.  A mother does not have only 8 to 10 hours to complete household chores and usually has a partner there to help her - a nanny doesn't.  If you are a working mother, use on day on the weekend to ONLY tend to your child and their housekeeping tasks, (bottles, all baby laundry, making baby food, setting play dates, cleaning their rooms and bathrooms, disinfecting toys, etc)  for the hours you employ your nanny with NO help from your husband or older children and see how much free time you have.  Not only will you learn something - your child will have a great day.    [/quote]

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