Texting Nannies

[Anonymous]

I am a nanny and took my charge to our local library's story-time yesterday for toddlers where there were other nannies and mothers with their toddlers. EVERY SINGLE NANNY but me was texting on their phones the entire 35 minutes of story time. How can you teach your charge to pay attention if you aren't paying attention?

Who the hell are you texting for 35 minutes and why would you do this? Please do not pretend that you were texting the parents and setting up play dates for a solid 35 minutes!

IMO, this texting thing is getting out of control. It has become a cliche to see a nanny texting constantly, especially the Latina nannies, but it makes all of us look bad.

[Anonymous]

It's story time... my charges are 5 & 6, more than capable of sitting through a 30 minute story time without me having to constantly mind them. And honestly, unless I'm reading to my nanny kids I don't really want to listen to yet another children's story so I'm probably checking my email or catching up on schoolwork.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's story time... my charges are 5 & 6, more than capable of sitting through a 30 minute story time without me having to constantly mind them. And honestly, unless I'm reading to my nanny kids I don't really want to listen to yet another children's story so I'm probably checking my email or catching up on schoolwork.

You should not be in the room with them then. Leave the story time room and text outside. For one thing it is rude (to do this in front of a teacher or librarian reading) and for another - it just looks bad and cliche.

And, as I wrote, the charges yesterday were all toddlers - all under three.

[Anonymous]

I agree 100%. These nannies are babysitters.

[Anonymous]

How do you know some weren't texting their bosses or maybe not texting but look on up and planning other activities? I update mb and baby connect during story time since this is my only free time. My phone is on silent so it doesn't ring and don't here me typing. My nf is aware of this and prefer I do it at that time vs when the kids aren't occupied.

You say to leave the room had they done that you'd be on here crying about how they left the room and their charges unattended. I usually stand in the back of the room while I use my phone. Plus my charges pay attention better if I'm not right next to them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree 100%. These nannies are babysitters.

There you go with those arbitrary distinctions again. ALL nannies are babysitters, they just choose a fancier title. Get a degree/liscense in nannying and then make your arguement...oh wait, there is no such thing.

[Anonymous]

And these texting nannies expect to make $20 an hour with all benefits. Truly ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a nanny and took my charge to our local library's story-time yesterday for toddlers where there were other nannies and mothers with their toddlers. EVERY SINGLE NANNY but me was texting on their phones the entire 35 minutes of story time. How can you teach your charge to pay attention if you aren't paying attention?

Who the hell are you texting for 35 minutes and why would you do this? Please do not pretend that you were texting the parents and setting up play dates for a solid 35 minutes!

IMO, this texting thing is getting out of control. It has become a cliche to see a nanny texting constantly, especially the Latina nannies, but it makes all of us look bad.

And yet that is exactly what the nannies on this thread claim. However no MB ever remembers such a long texting conversation with their child's nanny... Weird huh?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And these texting nannies expect to make $20 an hour with all benefits. Truly ridiculous.

+1,000,000. Nannies are texting while they walk with their charges, texting at spray parks, texting at the pool, texting at the playground and park, texting at home when they should be engaging the child - and they think they should be considered "professionals". As if any other profession allows you to be on your phone constantly.

[Anonymous]

We fired DC's nanny last May because of texting - I think some of these women are addicted to it. In our case, we warned the nanny, verbally and in writing, and gave her one last chance - we said if we caught her texting again when she was watching the baby she would be fired - and she was caught and we did fire her. She cried as she left. We saw her in her car sobbing while she was texting someone.

[Anonymous]

I am so sick of DC's nanny constantly on her phone texting god-knows-who. It will be our new requirement when we fire this nanny and hire a new one - NO TEXTING WHILE WORKING. The nanny can text when she is on her lunch break and at no other time. Texting is the pet-peeve of every MB I talk to - I just do not understand the need/addiction to texting.

[Anonymous]

One could argue that you should focus on your kids instead of looking all around, watching the other nannies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One could argue that you should focus on your kids instead of looking all around, watching the other nannies.

Yeah, that is really not the same thing ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I agree 100%. These nannies are babysitters.

There you go with those arbitrary distinctions again. ALL nannies are babysitters, they just choose a fancier title. Get a degree/liscense in nannying and then make your arguement...oh wait, there is no such thing.

What a c**t thing to say. Do you get pleasure out of insulting an entire profession?
It's Saturday afternoon. You should spend some time with the children you are having us unprofessional, dimwit nannies raise.
You are a terrible person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One could argue that you should focus on your kids instead of looking all around, watching the other nannies.

NP here and I see nannies texting when I drive by the park. It is mentioned on the General Parenting message board all the time. It is becoming a sad cliche.