WWYD in this situation?
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Anonymous
| Nannies and parents, I'm curious how you would handle this situation. While you are changing babies diaper in the next room the 2 year old climbs on furniture she's not supposed to climb on. Older sibling tells you what 2 year old is doing. 2 year old then falls off of said furniture and starts crying. Baby is on the floor (not a changing table) but diaper exploded and you aren't done changing baby. If it matters, the furniture in question is about 1 1/2 - 2 ft off the linoleum floor. What do you do? |
Anonymous
| Oops, should be "baby's diaper" not "babies diaper." |
Anonymous
| Hurry up and grab all baby changing items and bring baby into room with 2yo to check out situation and finish changing... Then go from there with what needs to be done depending on the injury. |
Anonymous
| These are the moments that were hardest for me in the beginning. If this had been an interview question I probably would have failed. Now, I have a sense of each charge's cry. If it's a "I am truly hurt" cry then I would rush away and deal with the poop in the carpet later. Otherwise, I would use any cloth item near by to gather up that poopy baby and contain it as much as possible and get to the other room. I can worry about washing the unlucky item later. The only non-option is staying put. |
Anonymous
| Finish the diaper quickly then tell the two year old that's why we don't climb on furniture. Don't coddle when they breaking the rules. |
Anonymous
This ! God looks out for children and when they need a swift kick to knock sense into them he gives it. |
Anonymous
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I would have brought the 2-yo with me to change the diaper or brought the diaper changing gear into the room the other two were playing in. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
If I somehow had failed to plan ahead, I would guage it based on what kind of cry I heard from the 2-year-old. |
Anonymous
This. I'm pretty paranoid about letting my 2 year old charge be in another room out of sight when I'm occupied with something else because my friends child did something similar as OPs charge and broke her collarbone. I just couldn't imagine having to explain to my bosses, "well I was changing a poopy diaper so toddler and older kid were in anothe room. Older kid told me toddler was jumping on furniture but I was changing baby so I couldn't go get toddler. That's when toddler fell and got hurt". |
Anonymous
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Like PPs, I wouldn't be able to leave the 2 year old alone for even the amount of time it takes to change a dirty diaper, especially considering the fact that it was a very messy diaper. An older child is no big deal, but 2 year olds don't really understand why they shouldn't be climbing on furniture if no one is directly there to tell them not to do it.
I would also gauge what "type" of cry it is. I know when my charge is crying simply because she thinks she should be, or if she's crying because something is actually wrong. |
Anonymous
| OP here. Thanks everyone for your replies. I'm actually the MB, not the nanny, and the situation I described is what I witnessed on the nanny cams (which the nanny is fully aware that we have). She is new and I think she is still getting used to juggling 3 children but I wanted to make sure I wasn't crazy for thinking she didn't handle it the best way. FWIW, I don't blame her that DC was climbing on the furniture or even that she fell off (although had I been there I would have stopped the diaper changing to remove her from the furniture and kept her with me). What bothered me the most was that the nanny didn't check on her after she fell. I don't think she got hurt. After a few minutes older DC went over to her and she got up and was playing and fine but I still wish the nanny had covered the baby quickly and checked on DC first. She is generally very nice and good with them and stays calm in often hectic situations with 3 little ones. She is generally very cautious with them too so I was surprised when I saw this happen. |
Anonymous
| Is there audio? If the 2yo sounded like she was upset but not hurt, finishing the diaper quickly might have been the best choice, but not leaving a 2yo alone would have been better. |
Anonymous
| This is a perfect example of why I would never use/allow nanny cams. OP, you saw a situation without full context and rather than be a responsible employer and have a conversation with your nanny, you come on an anonymous forum (rather decepitively at that) and ask for the advice of strangers. Have fun driving yourself insane with progressive paranoia and micromanaging...since this is clearly where your situation is headed. |
Anonymous
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Yikes!! You must have your hands full caring for an infant, a toddler and a pre-schooler, I am assuming!
Anyway, back to your question, I would quickly try to wipe up the baby as best as I could for the moment, then carry him/her into the other room and help the 2 yr old and see if he/she is injured. As soon as he/she is okay, I would then go back and finish cleaning up and changing the baby. |
Anonymous
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MomBoss:
The purpose of a NannyCam is to catch your nanny neglecting or abusing your child when you are not present. It is not to nitpick and micromanage your nanny when you are not there. She is NOT you and will always do things a little differently because of this. It is only natural. I am a nanny and will always do things a little differently than my bosses do and that is only natural and normal. If you are going to utilize a NannyCam, utilize it for it's intended purpose...Do not abuse it because by doing so, you are making every parent who chooses to use one look bad in the process. |
Anonymous
| A nanny cam's purpose is whatever the PARENTS decide its purpose is. Stop with the camera abuse nonsense. |