Anonymous
Post 07/09/2014 15:59     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
For a whole week and for all day long I do not find it at all unreasonable that you would ask her to help with some chores such as organizing, cleaning toys, run errands, meal prep perhaps. No house cleaning though.
Anonymous
Post 07/09/2014 11:56     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
Anonymous wrote:OP, it would be acceptable to ask her to tackle some larger child-related projects (like cleaning out closets, purging toys, organizing the playroom kind of stuff) but not housekeeping tasks. Household errands may or may not be okay depending on what her work responsibilities are normally.

However, the decent thing to do would be to have her come in for no more than two of those days and give her the rest off, paid. All if you don't have any big child-related projects to get done. If she's a good nanny that you want to keep you'll appreciate the importance of building goodwill and not nickel and diming her.


+1 from an MB.
Anonymous
Post 07/09/2014 11:15     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
Anonymous wrote:OP, it would be acceptable to ask her to tackle some larger child-related projects (like cleaning out closets, purging toys, organizing the playroom kind of stuff) but not housekeeping tasks. Household errands may or may not be okay depending on what her work responsibilities are normally.

However, the decent thing to do would be to have her come in for no more than two of those days and give her the rest off, paid. All if you don't have any big child-related projects to get done. If she's a good nanny that you want to keep you'll appreciate the importance of building goodwill and not nickel and diming her.


Don't forget to pay her 35$ an hour!!
Anonymous
Post 07/09/2014 01:31     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
OP, it would be acceptable to ask her to tackle some larger child-related projects (like cleaning out closets, purging toys, organizing the playroom kind of stuff) but not housekeeping tasks. Household errands may or may not be okay depending on what her work responsibilities are normally.

However, the decent thing to do would be to have her come in for no more than two of those days and give her the rest off, paid. All if you don't have any big child-related projects to get done. If she's a good nanny that you want to keep you'll appreciate the importance of building goodwill and not nickel and diming her.
Anonymous
Post 07/09/2014 01:23     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
Anonymous wrote:Week off paid? Because otherwise I'd be upset about the lack of hours.


Then you should have become a nanny.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 23:56     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
You're the one who chose to put your kids in a camp when you have a perfectly fine childcare provider that you've already committed to paying. Not the nanny's fault. The decent thing to do would be to give her the week off (with pay!) but since that wasn't your first instinct, I suspect you're just not decent.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 21:47     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
Week off paid? Because otherwise I'd be upset about the lack of hours.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 19:51     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
No it's not. This is not a permanent change like kids going to preschool, this is no different than you being out of town. You SHOULD have given her the week off.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 19:29     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
Maybe op is a troll too, seeing that she didn't do her search.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 19:03     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
Anonymous wrote:Why are you even using her that week? Just tell her you don't need her. If you give her enough notice she can find some other work to do for that week so she's not out all the money, but if you don't need her you have no need to pay her.


Please, please everyone can we just not respond to this troll on the merits? Seriously, not worth the headache.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 18:58     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
Why are you even using her that week? Just tell her you don't need her. If you give her enough notice she can find some other work to do for that week so she's not out all the money, but if you don't need her you have no need to pay her.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 17:59     Subject: Re:Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
BTDT, go here: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/nanny-forum/posts/list/296394.page
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 17:58     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
Wait, you decided to put your kids in summer camp for a week but are now expecting more from the nanny because of that? Ugh, not okay.
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 17:56     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
Sure. Ask her what she might like to do. Why not?
Anonymous
Post 07/08/2014 17:50     Subject: Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?
My two children will be in summer camp all next week, all day. I'm wondering what I can ask our nanny to do during the time? Her hours are normally 630-430 and the camp runs from 8-4. Is it ok to ask her to do extra things around the house during this time?