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What does my child do in a day?
What will happen during the care of your child? Of course, you would like to see everything, know everything... So we'll just stop you now: your nanny job is the be the "boss" during the day, she will manage the unexpected, and this is normal. It's her job!
But nothing prevents you from developing a practical system of organization that will satisfy your curiosity and to ease your concerns.
Organize the day-to-day!
Put up your child's regular schedule on the fridge, including any lessons or appointments he has to attend.
For meals, plan evening menus for the week on Sunday. You can ask your nanny to go shopping with your child and do a cooking workshop, that would be fun!
For outings, get out the stroller, and give the nanny a little money, spare keys, and hours of the library and the pool!
And get ready to celebrate Christmas, birthdays, Mother's Day, Carnival ... these events are great sources of inspiration for the activities with the children!
Daily diary with the nanny: it's convenient!
It's a little book that will document the happenings of your child's days. Your nanny will fill it in every day. It includes:
- practical information: baby ate three spoonfuls of mashed potatoes, slept at an hour and fifty minutes, had two stools, had a fever of 37.9 degrees at 2:30pm..
- information on the baby's day-to-day life: we did this or that activity, he was in a very good mood, he threw a tantrum...
Nanny and blogger Megan from the Adventures of Noble and Pond has created an adorable .pdf printable Nanny Log that both parents and nannies will adore. Find it on her website.
What if you asked to your nanny to take pictures of your child full play mode, then to put them together with some of his art and to include some anecdotes?
Take the time for a daily chat
In the morning you're in a hurry? So take the time (a few minutes!) to talk with your nanny upon returning in the evening. You'll get a glimpse of the day she spent with your child, it is important too!
And your child will be happy to see his "world" of the evening (you!) and his "world" of the day (the nanny) meet, exchange and aren't from completely separate realities.
