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Date Posted: 18:54:22 10/06/04 Wed
Hi Olivia,
As Glenda said:Hats off to you. I had a friend who asked for some help. They hired a nanny to come in 20 hours a week. The nannies could spend time with each of the children and one was always available to run errands or drop off/pick up kids at classes. I don't know if that is fesible. Good luck. Kristen
>Hi Olivia
>First of all: Hats off to you for managing 3 children
>all under 4. That has to be a challenge and then to do
>errands on top of that, has to make it really hard.
>Do the 3 and 4 year old go to any kind of Pre School
>Program? I would hope that the 4 year old is in some
>kind of Pre School and even at 3, it might be a good
>idea to have something a couple of days a week. So
>that is my first suggestion, speak with the parents
>about the need for the older children to have some
>social and educational experiences outside of home. If
>they were in some kind of program 2 or 3 days a week,
>that would give you a bit of a break, but even at
>that, your employers need to re visit your job
>description and see what kinds of errands they can
>help you with.
>In my first job I had 4 children but 2 were teenagers,
>and even when the youngest was born, my
>responsiblities were shifted so that I could focus
>more on baby care and less on errands. Likewise in my
>current job, where I only have 2 children to care for.
>When the baby was born, the parents took on some of my
>errands. Little things like dry cleaning drop off and
>pick up which was impossible with a tiny baby to carry.
>If you sit down with the parents and try to work with
>them to find some kind of compromise here before the
>baby is born, it will be much easier than waiting
>until after.
>Often times, employers get so caught up thinking about
>the baby that they forget how the baby is going to
>effect your job, so it is really important to talk
>about "now" and not wait till the baby is born, and
>everyone is tired and stressed.
>Best of Luck and please let us know how it works out.
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>> Hi, my name is Olivia and I am a nanny in the
>>Cincinnati, OH area. I have been a nanny for a few
>>years now. My current family I have been with for
>>around 15 months. Currently I have 3 kids ages 13
>>months, almost 3, and 4 years old. When I took the job
>>last year, the family told me that they were done
>>having babies. I love babies, but 3 kids under the age
>>of 5 can be extremely trying at times. Well about a
>>month and a half ago my employer came to me with the
>>news that she is having another baby. To take care of
>>a fourth child is okay with me but I am a little
>>worried that I just don't have enough hands or time to
>>adequately take care of all of them. They are great
>>kids. We have a wonderful relationship. We have a lot
>>of fun together. I guess I am asking if anyone has had
>>a surprise like this come along and how they
>>approached it with the kids. And how you still
>>continue to maintain good relationships with the
>>children when you don't have as much time to spend
>>with them. The mother will help out to a certain
>>extent, but ultimately it will be me taking care of
>>them for 9 hrs a day. I love the idea of another
>>newborn baby, I was there when the last baby was born.
>>But it is hard enough with two in diapers, all three
>>in carseats and countless errands to run every day.
>>How am I going to do it with 4? So i guess I am
>>excited and a little scared as well. I think I just
>>needed to vent. Any input would be great.
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