Our girl was just one at the time and, among other things that I won't go into, the nanny spent 90% of the time texting or otherwise playing on her phone, left our girl to cry several times (and our she rarely cried at all at that age, she merely wanted a bit of attention), threw a few rice cakes on...
You're doing it when they're asleep and shouldn't need anything and only for 15 mins so I wouldn't see that this should be a huge issue. If your baby was awake that's a different question. As you say you only really need someone to go in if they're in a lot of distress or something happens and as lo...
Thanks everyone! Tillyandmoo - where did you do Playball? We tried the Earlsfield one held at the Spencer Lodge in Wandsworth. They said it's too disruptive to have parents on the sidelines as it "distracts" the children and they get more out of it when parents aren't around - maybe it was...
Hi mums/dads My little girl just turned two the end of August and we are now looking for a physical/running around type of class to replace Fruity Tunes or similar activities. We tried a week of Playball, which seemed fairly well run, but didn't like the fact that I had to just drop her off and sit ...
I can't believe I'm actually commenting on this but... I'm a Canadian who has been living in the UK for nearly 10 years and am now lucky to have friends from all over the globe as a result. London is one of the most culturally diverse and accepting places in the world! I can honestly say that the on...
Hi everyone I have a nearly two year old little girl, with another on the way, and have been living in the UK for quite a while now...but would love to meet a few other North American mums as I haven't yet managed to stumble across any! I'm Canadian - but I'm sure that's close enough? :) I work Tues...
Our lovely nanny is available 2 days a week (I work Monday mornings and Tuesday through Thursday though this is flexible) and we would love to help her find another job for Monday afternoons and Fridays! She is a very kind, enthusiastic, patient person who obviously loves children - and my daughter ...
Our lovely nanny is available 2 days a week (I work Tuesday through Thursday though this is flexible) and we would love to help her find another job for her free days! She is a very kind, enthusiastic, patient person who obviously loves children - and my daughter absolutely loves her! She has made m...
Our lovely nanny is available 1-2 days a week (I work Monday afternoons and Tuesday through Thursday so she is currently free Mondays and Fridays - though this can potentially be flexible!) and we would love to help her find another job for her free days! She is a very kind, enthusiastic, patient pe...
Our lovely nanny is available 2 days a week (I work Tuesday through Thursday so she is free Mondays and Fridays - though this can be flexible!) and we would love to help her find another job for her free days! She is a very kind, enthusiastic, patient person who obviously loves children - and my dau...
Our lovely nanny is available 1-2 days a week (I work Monday mornings and Tuesday through Thursday so she is free Monday afternoons and Fridays - though this can be flexible!) and we would love to help her find another job for her free days! She is a very kind, enthusiastic, patient person who obvio...
Our lovely nanny is available 1-2 days a week (I work Tuesday through Thursday so she is free Mondays and Fridays - though either Monday or Tuesday off is fine, I can be flexible!) and we would love to help her find another job for her free days! She is a very kind, enthusiastic, patient person who ...
Our lovely nanny is available 2 days a week (I work Tuesday through Thursday so she is free Mondays and Fridays - though this can be flexible!) and we would love to help her find another job for her free days! She is a very kind, enthusiastic, patient person who obviously loves children - and my dau...
Our lovely nanny is available 2 days a week (I work Tuesday through Thursday so she is free Mondays and Fridays - though this can be flexible!) and we would love to help her find another job for her free days! She is a very kind, enthusiastic, patient person who obviously loves children - and my dau...