^^ clearly written by a parent because no nanny who has had to endure WAHM or maternity leave parents would ever say such thing.

I would 'X' the days off the calendar during MBs maternity leave, it was pure hell.

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Anonymous wrote:I met a nanny once at the park with two toddlers. She told me she is working for a share and both set of parents telecommute from home loooool. Poor thing was exhausted, sweaty, tired and clearly dehydrated from the scorching summer heat due to having to spend all day in the heat pushing a 50 pounds stroller around. Will I ever accept such a job? H E two hockey sticks NO. It's terrible!!!!!!

That's really awful! What selfish parents.

Yes. What selfish parents for hiring someone to privately care for their children while they work to support their families. And the nerve of them to think they can do it in the OWN HOME!!!!
The nanny is definitely not at fault here for being unable to perform her job with other people around, so much so that she spends the day trudging around the city sweating and uncomfortable rather than be in a home with other adults present...nope, it's definitely the parents at fault here.

Yeah, I'm curious what this "baby housework" is. Beyond the child's laundry and dishes, there really should not be much. Laundry can be thrown into the washer in the morning, then she can put it in the dryer when she gets back and fold it during nap time. Assuming he naps at home in his crib?

Dishes can be washed while he is still in his high chair or at nap time.

If you have her doing anything more, you probably need to extend her hours a bit. What are the extra chores?

Don't let him into your office. Send him back to the nanny.

DC must nap. Can nanny not do her "baby housework" while he naps?

You are encouraging this behavior, OP. If you want nanny to be able to successfully accomplish whatever tasks are on her list for the day, then you either need to give her longer hours so that you can play with your son while she works, or you need to teach your kid what the boundaries are. If he comes to your door, it should be locked. He will have a week or so of epic tantrums outside your door, but IF YOU ARE CONSISTENT, he will quickly realize that his choice is to be in the same room as his caring nanny, playing with toys while she works, or to be alone. He will not choose alone. Nanny will spend a week dealing with tantrums and redirecting but then they will be in a new routine.

I am not saying that you can't see your kid at all during the day, but you need to be consistent now because he is a toddler and they need to know what is allowed and what is coming next. So set up a time each day to come out and eat lunch or read a story or play with him, then stick to that routine and stay in your office the rest of the time. If you aren't willing to do that then you need a new solution for childcare.

Anonymous wrote:I met a nanny once at the park with two toddlers. She told me she is working for a share and both set of parents telecommute from home loooool. Poor thing was exhausted, sweaty, tired and clearly dehydrated from the scorching summer heat due to having to spend all day in the heat pushing a 50 pounds stroller around. Will I ever accept such a job? H E two hockey sticks NO. It's terrible!!!!!!

That's really awful! What selfish parents.

I met a nanny once at the park with two toddlers. She told me she is working for a share and both set of parents telecommute from home loooool. Poor thing was exhausted, sweaty, tired and clearly dehydrated from the scorching summer heat due to having to spend all day in the heat pushing a 50 pounds stroller around. Will I ever accept such a job? H E two hockey sticks NO. It's terrible!!!!!!

I also work from home. You need to install a lock on your door.

If you can't for some reason, then put a child-proof device on the door. Regular handles you just need one of those plastic covers that make it harder to open. French doors like my DH's home office can be tied shut from the inside when you are working

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't nanny do these tasks during nap? Or are you giving her so many tasks she can't complete them?

Who said anything about tasks? OP said "do her work"...do you not work when children are awake?

Op wrote that nanny needed to do 'baby housework' do you not know how to read?

Personally I'd this was my job I'd be out rain or shine 8 hrs a day. Working with WAHM and SAHM is the worst.

The dynamic between a nanny & her telecommuting boss in the home is a recipe for disaster.

When the child is aware that their parent is close by, they usually act very differently.

Which makes the nanny's job so much worse.

I say cut out any baby household duties. Instead let your nanny focus 100% on your child.
W/you working in the home every single day & her having to perform chores as well, you are making her job oh so much tougher in the long run.

Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't nanny do these tasks during nap? Or are you giving her so many tasks she can't complete them?

Who said anything about tasks? OP said "do her work"...do you not work when children are awake?

Why doesn't nanny do these tasks during nap? Or are you giving her so many tasks she can't complete them?

You know your home better than us so we can not answer this properly but honestly I think if you work from home once the child reaches 1 year it's time for daycare because it becomes horrible for both nanny and baby to have peace: baby will constantly cry to go stay with mom and nanny will b frustrated all day.

Maybe every morning pick up your stuff and say bye and head out and then sneak back in and do your job quietly until you are off and come out to stay with him. If you keep letting your presence known both nanny and your child will keep having a miserable day every week. Also lock your door when you work. A 16 month old shouldn't be ruling everybody there.

The nanny should tell you the best solution if you just ask her.

I'm an MB / WAHM and DC is 16 months old. Now that he is really mobile, it is getting increasingly difficult for nanny and I both to do our jobs. Nanny takes DC out for most of the day, but she needs to be home sometimes to do baby-related household tasks. Back before DC was really mobile, he would stay put (more or less) wherever nanny was so she could both do the baby-housework and keep an eye on him. But now, DC will keep running away from her to my home office and he is tall enough he can reach the door handle and open it. Because DC keeps coming to my office and fussing and crying when he is not with me, I have been having to spend a lot of time with him when I should be working. If I don't, then Nanny will have to keep running to grab him (as he runs away) and dealing with his crying, which makes it hard for her to do her work. There has got to be a better way?!? We live in a small single-story home and the home office is in the middle. If we gate it off, then we are cutting off the living room/kitchen from the bathrooms and the nursery. I guess we could do this and Nanny will just have to open the gate every time she needs to access one of the other rooms? Should I also tell Nanny that whenever she is in the nursery or laundry taking care of stuff, she should keep DC with her and the door shut and locked? Any other suggestions?