Long time lurker, first time poster.
I am a nanny to a 5 year-old. I’ve been with the family for 8 months so have a good relationship with her. She has 2 older brothers who are very sporty so are often at sports camps/competitions during the school holidays. This means it’s quite often just me and her during the day.
The problem is, she never wants to go anywhere/do anything! I suggest fun days out, like the zoo/amusement parks and also things closer to home, like going to the park or soft play. (Her parents leave it up to me what we do, they are easy with whatever). She always just wants to stay at home, where we end up playing imaginary games for a lot of the day (which she loves but drives me insane...) I then try and drag her out at some point for a walk/ice cream/treat, but even that is a battle. When we do go out for the day, she seems to have an ok time, but could quite easily have had just as good a time at home I feel. I have also suggested meeting a friend at the park, for example, but she always wants play dates at home instead!
AIBU to think this is not necessarily normal for a 5 year-old? Does anyone else have a home bod? How do you convince them to get out and about?