Abusive child

[Anonymous]

What do you do when the child you nanny for hits you in the face and kicks you in the head? The parents don't seem to be taking it serious.

[Anonymous]

Get a new job before you get a bloody, or broken nose.
Meanwhile, beef up your health insurance.

[Anonymous]

Are you a nanny or an au pair? You posted this on both forums and the answer varies greatly depending on your actual position.

I'm hoping no one would actually make this up but it's awfully suspicious that you felt the need to change your story when your original post didn't get enough attention...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are you a nanny or an au pair? You posted this on both forums and the answer varies greatly depending on your actual position.

I'm hoping no one would actually make this up but it's awfully suspicious that you felt the need to change your story when your original post didn't get enough attention...

THIS! Either it's a troll post, and you're just trying to stir the waters, or you're a childcare provider who had this happen, but we can't give helpful advice, because we don't know what your role is.

[Anonymous]

I once had a child who did stuff like this to me.

He also used to lock me out of rooms and he kicked his pregnant mother numerous times in the stomach.

I tried being strict but the mom wasn't.

I reached my threshold one day when the mother yelled at ME because I went to the bathroom for a second and her son interrupted her conference call after I specifically told him to wait for me quietly.

I never looked back.

[Anonymous]

It was actually posted in the wrong place originally. Why would I make up a child physically hurting me?! You must be the troll!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you do when the child you nanny for hits you in the face and kicks you in the head? The parents don't seem to be taking it serious.

You document, then quit for cause, apply/collect unemployment whikebyiu look for new job with kid(s) who are not sociopaths.

[Anonymous]

Quit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was actually posted in the wrong place originally. Why would I make up a child physically hurting me?! You must be the troll!

There were two of us who caught the double post...

Anyway, back to the discussion. I would deal with the child in an age-appropriate manner. There's a huge difference if this is a 10 year old versus a 2 or 3 year old. If the parents don't think it's an issue, I would be lining up my next job, and quitting as soon as I had it set.

[Anonymous]

How old is the child, OP? What happened when you talked to the parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How old is the child, OP? What happened when you talked to the parents?

Irrelevant. She needs to get out.

[Anonymous]

It doesn't sound like you're cut out for childcare if you're not able to discipline the child.

Find a new job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How old is the child, OP? What happened when you talked to the parents?

Irrelevant. She needs to get out.

Not irrelevant - the age of the child matters because there are different issues at play depending on the age. Parents' response matters because OP says they don't seem to be taking it serious - I'm curious what they did. OP, what do you want them to do that they didn't do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't sound like you're cut out for childcare if you're not able to discipline the child.

Find a new job.

Many nanny are not allowed to discipline children. I know family I work for doesn't allow even time out.

[Anonymous]

Unanswerable question OP unless you - at minimum - provide the age of the child.