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Sep 27, 2014, 03:03 PM
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Member Since: Nov 2002
Location: Mid World
Posts: 18,116
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The week day nanny job sounds like a nightmare! Are you allowed to correct the children when they hurt you or do things like run in the street? I would be concerned about liability if they are that out of control if you can not correct them. As an aside, the parents sounds like a couple of jerks. "He's trying to get your attention"?!?!?! What he can't just ask for you attention?
As for studying during your weekend job. First off, have you spoken the the child's parents about how they feel? If they don't want you studying, then you best not. Personally, I agree with you. Children need to learn to entertain themselves. In my opinion, if the child is busy playing by himself I don't see a problem with you studying, as long as you can also keep an eye on him for safety sake and respond to him if he needs you.
Maybe what the nanny forums are against studying or texting because there are people who do it so much they end up ignoring the children? The agency I work for has a youth shelter for at risk kids. There are times I'm at the shelter and the youth care workers are all either texting or gabbing on their personal phones while they ignore the kids. It makes me wild!
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