Bringing toddler out in the rain

@HeronWing said it's a perfectly normal requirement of being a nanny! 😂 What the actual F?
Being outside for hours in all weathers is a normal requirement for: forest school teachers, hiking expedition leaders, highway maintenance operative, lollypop ladies... I'm actually struggling to think of any more jobs where it is a requirement of their job, because it's actually really uncommon that any employer would insist that when there is an easier and more practical solution for the employee.

@DonnyBurrito
Don't try to have a conversation with @strawberrycrumbles They've got themselves all tangled in a knot of 'can't back out' 😂

We know no reasonable person goes out in icy horizontal rain unless there is no alternative. But according to @strawberrycrumbles it's completely reasonable.

But they've pinned their mast to the wall so are now desperately trying to justify their utterings.

Light rain is fine. Even reasonable rain if it's a short distance. But to suggest ALL rain in ALL seasons is walking weather and with a toddler is clearly unreasonable behaviour.

Or maybe they live in some country that doesn't hit 0 degrees and have heavy blinding rain

@strawberrycrumbles

oh dear, you are still here?
Eeeerrrr. Yep. Because ya know. It's not your private internet.

Once again someone who who thinks they are some sort of authority 

Ok, supposing I pull your hair, you scream ‘YABU!’ and we both roll around on the ground flailing? 😀

Yeah... Unreasonably! 😂🤦🏻‍♀️ Did you forget where this was posted?

Because that’s what her current employer wants her to do?

But... OP does drive? OP wants to drive sometimes, particularly when it's raining. How other people commute doesn't matter!? Why on earth would it 😂
OP is being expected by her employer to walk for two hours a day, in the rain, when she doesn't want to - and it is also arguably more shit for the child's development to be strapped in a buggy under a raincoat for long periods of time, rather than a quick nip in the car to whatever activity is appropriate for a 1.5 YO. She is not saying she wants to use the car for EVERY journey, or stay in ALL day.

Oh fgs, she's not saying she wants to stay indoors all day every day! She's saying she doesn't want to walk everywhere when it's raining! The child's mum is insisting she walks everywhere, no matter the weather...

a lot of people do, what's the big deal?
They walk. Sometimes it rains. So what? Some might try to twist it into "no-one goes for a walk specifically when it rains" but that's not even the question.

Some people don't even drive, for many others rain might not be the ideal weather but it's still a non-issue.

And if this were her own child she could stay in 24/7 or drive everywhere in weather she considered inclement. But this is a requirement of the job, and a perfectly normal one.

Oh fgs, she's not saying she wants to stay indoors all day every day! She's saying she doesn't want to walk everywhere when it's raining! The child's mum is insisting she walks everywhere, no matter the weather...

Honestly OP, people on here only love to congratulate themselves on how brilliant they are and if you're not doing things exactly how it was for them, then you're lazy/not right for the job/etc. They find it impossible to fully imagine the situation you are describing, either through a lack of empathy or reading comprehension. Then you've got the people that probably took their kids out in the rain once or twice a week at max (and probably used the car lots too) and are now acting like they're Aquaman. Then you've got the ones who love nothing more than pounding the pavement as a lifestyle choice and think you should do the same...🙄

I think there's a big difference between refusing to go out in the rain per se and doing up to 2 hrs of walking in the rain in a day.

I know MN toddlers walk for 5 miles and enjoy it in sun rain, or snow but IRL a 30 min walk x 2 is not really "a short walk" (I say this as someone who runs marathons before anyone thinks I'm a couch potato)

When I had toddlers I wanted to take them out every day for my own sanity - and with DS especially he needed to go out or he went stir crazy indoors. So we weren't cooped up in the house all day....but I wouldn't have contemplated a 1 hr walk in the rain in the morning and then go out in the rain again in the afternoon, that just isn't enjoyable, imo.

I am a retired childminder and looked after 2/3 children under 4
it would of driven me mad to stay in all day even tho the children played happily together
children love the rain, and even tho the groups are a good walk away it will do you good to meet other nanny’s
Mum wants the best for her child , and you should be doing as she’s asking
Give the children a good morning out either at groups or library etc, give them lunch and they will prob sleep for an hour afterwards
it will give you a chance to meet new people and also you will find the day goes quicker
why would you want to be cooped up indoors ? You’ll go stir crazy

No such thing as bad weather,, just badly prepared clothing wise

Sorry but I couldn’t imagine taking my children out when it was pissing down …definitely think it’s a desperate way of trying to enjoy yourself…each to their own 🤷‍♀️

The rain has been my kid's favourite for over eighteen years. We were splashing in puddles possibly before Peppa Pig. I used to take kitchen towel to the park or something dry to sit on so we could even sit on the swings in the rain. I have photos of us on the swings in the snow!

I also had the kid that would happily walk a mile or more and back as a toddler. It sounds like you'll end up very fit!

Some of my best memories as a child was of putting my wellies on and going for a walk in the rain. It's the UK, it rains, embrace it.

thank you!

Better summarised that I did.

Again, that's your choice... I doubt what's actually best for your toddler would stop you from doing this, as it's obviously a lifestyle choice you've made for yourself and your family. But for a nanny, her job isn't an opportunity for her to get her 15k steps in for the day. Her day should be orientated around the child having maximum opportunity to socialise with others and get some exercise, neither of which occurs best when they're strapped in a buggy - especially not under a raincover.

I drive my preschooler 10 minutes to the local soft play when it's raining (impossible walk) and we sing in the car, talk to one another, listen to music, look out the windows at the cows, sheep, horses, etc... Not quite the terribly isolating and awful experience people seem to be making it out to be! And that's all just in 10 minutes before he gets out to stretch his legs and play with other children for as long as he likes.

My daughter loves the rain. I have videos of her laying down is big puddles.

We literally go out just to jump in puddles when it’s been raining/ is raining.

We live in England. We would never get out otherwise.

Plus unnecessary cars on the road and bad for the environment

I think it would be fine but as you say you don’t have the right clothes (waterproof trousers etc) so then it’s a bit miserable for you. Then again would expect a professional nanny to have the right clothes.

i completely understand her point especially for young DC, same as taking dog for a walk(!), good for them to get out for fresh air and exercise. If it’s a short walk to the library, you are inside then anyway and rain coat should be good enough.

I don’t agree with ferrying kids around in cars either, doesn’t build resilience or healthy habits.

It's just how we get places. Sometimes we enjoy it, sometimes we don't.

I don't mind walking and took my kids out in wet weather, when they were little, but I'm not sure I'd do it twice a day, if I'd already got soaked . And half an hour each way - particularly if toddler wanted to do some walking as well, isn't exactly a short walk

Sounds like it's more an exercise opportunity for you than anything to do with your childs enjoyment!

You sound like a lazyyyy nanny.