Anonymous
08/04/2018 21:30
Subject: When is it too hot for nanny and charges to go out?
My nanny takes the kid out in all weather unless here is a snowstorm, rain storm or heat advisory. We are lucky that we have a park and a creek a couple blocks away. They leave the house by 9 on hot days and come in by 11. They take water and watermelon, hats and sunscreen. Not a lot of stroller time but walking and staying in the shade. They’ve been doing this since dd was 6 months.
Anonymous
08/04/2018 16:58
Subject: When is it too hot for nanny and charges to go out?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I let nanny decide whatever she thinks is right. Dont pressure your nanny or she will hate the job.
+1
So true.
The family I currently work for requires me to do one outing each day.
I so dread the summer because it’s HOT & I cannot do any driving so every day is a walk in the awful heat and humidity.
Even if we jaunt out at 8-8:30AM, it is already scorching outdoors.
My one-yr. old charge is absolutely miserable.
His stroller has a hood, but whenever I unstrap him to get out, his poor little upper body is soaked in sweat.
It makes zero sense.
That’s when I send pics/videos and say I am not comfortable walking your child around when it’s this hot. If they argue my famous response is “I understand if you need to make other arrangements.” I don’t want to be all sweaty and burned out by 10AM due to heat exhaustion. Those babies get soaked in that stroller (no air circulating and thick cloth) so if we must go outside (which we don’t have to) I let them walk a block (for fresh air) and we go back in the house- they’re both 2 years old.
I can drive my charges but they don’t offer gas and I shouldn’t have to ask so I don’t drive anymore. Gas is $3+ a gallon right now.
This my issue with parents who don’t allow driving but never walk their kids anywhere. They don’t know what the conditions do their children.
Anonymous
08/04/2018 16:19
Subject: When is it too hot for nanny and charges to go out?
^^^^ Very true PP above ^^^^
Most accidents happen in the home anyway.
I would feel just awful knowing my child was suffering from the heat while being walked outdoors in his stroller.
I would rather just get over my irrational fear of letting someone else drive my child and allow my Nanny to drive him/her to a pool, waterpark or anywhere there is A/C.
My child’s comfort is always no.#1.
Most accidents happen in the home anyway.
I would feel just awful knowing my child was suffering from the heat while being walked outdoors in his stroller.
I would rather just get over my irrational fear of letting someone else drive my child and allow my Nanny to drive him/her to a pool, waterpark or anywhere there is A/C.
My child’s comfort is always no.#1.
Anonymous
08/04/2018 10:49
Subject: When is it too hot for nanny and charges to go out?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I let nanny decide whatever she thinks is right. Dont pressure your nanny or she will hate the job.
+1
So true.
The family I currently work for requires me to do one outing each day.
I so dread the summer because it’s HOT & I cannot do any driving so every day is a walk in the awful heat and humidity.
Even if we jaunt out at 8-8:30AM, it is already scorching outdoors.
My one-yr. old charge is absolutely miserable.
His stroller has a hood, but whenever I unstrap him to get out, his poor little upper body is soaked in sweat.
It makes zero sense.
This my issue with parents who don’t allow driving but never walk their kids anywhere. They don’t know what the conditions do their children.
Anonymous
08/04/2018 00:13
Subject: When is it too hot for nanny and charges to go out?
Anonymous wrote:I let nanny decide whatever she thinks is right. Dont pressure your nanny or she will hate the job.
+1
So true.
The family I currently work for requires me to do one outing each day.
I so dread the summer because it’s HOT & I cannot do any driving so every day is a walk in the awful heat and humidity.
Even if we jaunt out at 8-8:30AM, it is already scorching outdoors.
My one-yr. old charge is absolutely miserable.
His stroller has a hood, but whenever I unstrap him to get out, his poor little upper body is soaked in sweat.
It makes zero sense.
Anonymous
08/04/2018 00:05
Subject: When is it too hot for nanny and charges to go out?
I let nanny decide whatever she thinks is right. Dont pressure your nanny or she will hate the job.
Anonymous
08/02/2018 21:24
Subject: When is it too hot for nanny and charges to go out?
Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the desert, where we can easily get 110+ temps. If there was a heat advisory out, we didn’t go outside. The general rule for us is go out in the morning, and in the late afternoon/ early evening, when the sun isn’t at its peak. Put on a hat and sunblock and drink water. Also the pool, or even a hose in the front yard will help cool them all off.
I was working in the desert two years ago, and if the kids never were outside unless it was under 90? Well, there would have been a few days in January and February. I think? My charges were in cheerleading and football. I guarantee they were outside during heat of over 105, wearing black uniforms or pads and helmets. There were a few nosebleeds, even with soaked towels behind their necks and pushing water like crazy, and there were a few dizzy spells too. It happens. Frankly, I was just happy that none of my charges had to have their noses cauterized. With plenty of heat and plenty of creativity, they came up with fascinating ways of having fun and trying to stay cool (each child grabbed a 30 gallon garbage can, filled it with a hose and had a mini pool all to themselves!), but they certainly didn't stay indoors all day. Tons of things that made them not want to go barefoot (scorpions, cacti, fire ants), and I think they lived in bathing suits unless they had to go to school, but they liked it. Oh, and indoor pools are amazing there, outdoor pools require sunscreen every 15 minutes for fair skin!
I also worked with children in the plains a few years prior. The heat dries up the plant life and the dust blows, but even when it was between 90 and 100, they never dreamed of being indoors. It's too much fun being outside and running through hills, chasing animals, riding bikes, etc. The biggest issue was that they had to wear pants, or the dead grass would cut their legs!
I also worked on the Gulf, with temperatures in the high 80s to low 90s around Christmas. Humidity was killer. Again, kids were out in all of it. Everybody gets a 32 oz water bottle, sunscreen, hat and sunglasses.
Now, I'm in DC. My charges spend 5+ hours per day at the park. Plenty of water and sunscreen, rotating playground and splash pad and shade, and they're fine. We eat lunch there, and we're never the only ones doing it.