I hope parents aren't paying more than $12 per hour for nannies who view all naptimes as "my free time."

I use naptimes to make homemade food and to keep the play area clean and wash baby's and my own dishes and manage baby's laundry and keep baby's toys and high chair clean and prepare projects and activities for when baby wakes up. The only duty I have that isn't directly related to baby is that once per week we go to the grocery store and get whatever I need to cook for baby and the parents always give me a short list of things they need as well.

I also get between 30-45 minutes of down time each day.

Firefighters do a lot more than sit around and play cards when there are no fires to fight. You sound very naive.

Some nannies wouldn't mind making puréed food while others would.
The family should only hire someone who has no issue in doing so.
If the nanny doesn't want to make it, that is her personal choice.
She should just look for a family that doesn't require it.

And during nap time, a nanny shouldn't have to do any extra chores.
Common sense dictates that any dishes used during her stay should be washed, all toys/puzzles/books be put away and any other messes taken care of such as crumbs swept up, counters wiped down or high chairs & strollers cleaned.

But other than that, the nanny should be able to do what she wants because children who take naps tend to be more work vs. those that do not.

Naps are Mother Nature's way of letting whoever is in charge of the child to get adequate time to rest themselves and rejuvenate too.

I see nothing "lazy" about caring for a young child at all.

Are firefighters seen as "lazy" when there aren't any fires to fight and they sit around the station playing cards?
Of course not because their time is not theirs, they have to be on-call if an emergency.
Same as a nanny.

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Anonymous wrote:That sounds to me like an entitled attitude and a poor work ethic. If it's her "free time," you don't need to pay her. If you pay her, she should be working.

Not all nannies are doormats and work completely the whole time they're at work. People are entitled to piss or eat lunch just like you do at work. If child's area is cleaned, bottles are cleaned, there's no reason for nanny not to anything but take a rest. im assuming yours spends her down time washing your clothes and cleaning up your messes.

Not allowing a break during a long day is called ABUSE.

...So I was agreeing with the previous poster.

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Anonymous wrote:That sounds to me like an entitled attitude and a poor work ethic. If it's her "free time," you don't need to pay her. If you pay her, she should be working.

Not all nannies are doormats and work completely the whole time they're at work. People are entitled to piss or eat lunch just like you do at work. If child's area is cleaned, bottles are cleaned, there's no reason for nanny not to anything but take a rest. im assuming yours spends her down time washing your clothes and cleaning up your messes.

Not allowing a break during a long day is called ABUSE.

Another nanny here. I make homemade puree foods for my charge because I want him to have the best food possible. Part of being a nanny is displaying healthy eating habits. it takes like 30 minutes for me to make a huge batch. The only housekeeping I do is his laundry, dishes, and cleaning up after him and myself.

Oh and I'm the nanny above. I don't do household chores.
I'm there for the children. That's my job

Cutting, steaming and pureeing for can take 30 mins.

I AM the nanny WHO MAKES BABY FOOD, as well as cook meals once the child is old enough.

And in my last job, we did plant fruits and vegetables. I had 5 kids under 3 and they gardened with me. We would gets tons of veggies. And fruits.
The kids would eat straight from the plants. 10 months old, pulling a kale leaf and eating it. 2 yr old pulling green beans off the vine and eating it.
They helped dig, plant and collect.
At home we would wash them and separate.

I'm the nanny, I'm here to encourage, teach, and guide my charges. I'm not sitting on thr couch while the kids play.

Anonymous wrote:That sounds to me like an entitled attitude and a poor work ethic. If it's her "free time," you don't need to pay her. If you pay her, she should be working.

The nanny's job is to FEED the baby not MAKE the food. There is a vast difference between opening a jar of baby food and washing, cutting, pureeing, straining food for the kid. Next you'll expect them to plant a damn organic garden for you. The parents are the entitled ones. FWIW. I am not a Nanny.

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Anonymous wrote:That sounds to me like an entitled attitude and a poor work ethic. If it's her "free time," you don't need to pay her. If you pay her, she should be working.

Not all nannies are doormats and work completely the whole time they're at work. People are entitled to piss or eat lunch just like you do at work. If child's area is cleaned, bottles are cleaned, there's no reason for nanny not to anything but take a rest. im assuming yours spends her down time washing your clothes and cleaning up your messes.

Nannies are entitled to a lunch break but charging extra for making homemade baby food is ridiculous. Meal prep for the child is a basic duty in nanny positions. Why would someone pay extra for that?

Anonymous wrote:That sounds to me like an entitled attitude and a poor work ethic. If it's her "free time," you don't need to pay her. If you pay her, she should be working.

Not all nannies are doormats and work completely the whole time they're at work. People are entitled to piss or eat lunch just like you do at work. If child's area is cleaned, bottles are cleaned, there's no reason for nanny not to anything but take a rest. im assuming yours spends her down time washing your clothes and cleaning up your messes.

That sounds to me like an entitled attitude and a poor work ethic. If it's her "free time," you don't need to pay her. If you pay her, she should be working.

That's not housekeeping - that's part of taking care of the child. The nanny does not get to dictate what the child eats. The parents do.

It doesn't take all day to wash bottles 5 minutes tops, clean up toys as you play and wash clothes once a week. I can speak for myself and I only work with infants. I have a lot of free time during the day and I do no housework unless I'm being paid to do so.

This came up in another thread. One nanny said that she would only make homemade baby if she is paid extra for it. I would assume that would be no extra charge and part of her normal duties? She also stated that nap time is her " free" time. When do nannies do child-related chores? During naps or when the child is awake? She sounds lazy but I wonder if this is normal in the nanny world?