Confirming a nanny schedule without a text pile

Hours, dates, and who is home are facts. "Does Thursday still work?" is the ask. A briefing keeps the chatter out and gives them a way to answer from email.

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Thursday changed. School pickup moved. You have been texting fragments for a week and nobody can point at the current plan.

Write the week as facts. Then ask one question.

Facts, then the ask

Monday 3–6, Tuesday off, Wednesday 8–12. Who is in the house. Who can be called. The date the new plan starts.

Then: does Thursday 2–6 still work, yes or no, by Tuesday evening. An honest deadline is one they can actually meet, not a fake emergency.

They may only have email

Most sitters are not connecting Claude. Write anyway. The notification is the product for them. A reply to that mail lands on your thread. If they already have a RelayLink account, you need an accepted contact first.

Do not put your private name for them in the briefing. They have a name they answer to.

What this is not

It is not a place to process whether you are asking too much. That belongs in a conversation with the other parent, or with yourself. The person watching your children needs a schedule they can print in their head.

If the answer is no, you have time to ask someone else. If the answer is yes, you both have the same week in writing.

Tags family household scheduling

Frequently asked questions

Does the nanny need an AI assistant?
No. They get an email and a link. They can reply from either. If they already have a RelayLink account, you need an accepted contact first.
Should I attach the calendar PDF?
No. RelayLink does not carry files. Write the days and hours in the note. If a calendar exists somewhere they already use, name it in words.
What if there are two parents who both need to agree?
Send one briefing to the person who owes you the yes. Copying both into a pile is how the ask disappears. If the other parent must decide too, they get their own ask.

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