Need advice with new nanny

[Anonymous]

Would you be ok with this?

We've been using a nanny for about 3 months now for my 18 month old son. We have cameras set up in our house, but kind of stopped checking the footage after a few weeks because it looked like our nanny knew what she was doing. I checked the footage the other day and noticed our nanny would leave our son unattended for a few minutes quite often, here are some examples:

- Left son on deck while she put something away inside the house
- Left son upstairs while she grabbed his jacket in the basement
- Left son on changing table by himself while she washed her hands

This was just two days worth of footage I watched too. My husband thinks I'm overreacting but I feel like leaving him on the deck by himself is pretty dangerous at 18 months.

[Anonymous]

You are ridiculous. I stayed at home with my children and I can guarantee you that no one can always have a child in their sight. If you could then you would stay at home. I hope she quits on you.

[Anonymous]

These would all worry me. Have a conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are ridiculous. I stayed at home with my children and I can guarantee you that no one can always have a child in their sight. If you could then you would stay at home. I hope she quits on you.

I assume you used good judgement as to where you left them, though. Depending on the safety gates and such, 18months is a little young to be left where a child could fall.

[Anonymous]

Changing table would be the only one I'd have an issue with. Unless your deck has unusual safety concerns, there are no issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Changing table would be the only one I'd have an issue with. Unless your deck has unusual safety concerns, there are no issues.

+1

And if your upstairs and deck are not safe places to leave your son then that is your responsibility to remedy (with baby gates, etc).

[Anonymous]

Does she know that you have cameras in the home?
If not, it seems a little weird that you would be filming her w/out letting her know.

I don't know how high or what your deck looks like so I cannot comment on that issue.

However it isn't safe leaving a young child unattended on a changing table in my personal opinion.

[Anonymous]

Changing table would be my only issue. having said that though she sounds like she is washing her hands before she touches him or his clothing with poss dirty hands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Changing table would be the only one I'd have an issue with. Unless your deck has unusual safety concerns, there are no issues.

This one. I have two kids and we literally always kept at least one hand on their bodies at all times when they were on the changing table.

[Anonymous]

Out of the 3 issues you have , I would definitely have a problem with the changing table he could have fell off and really hurt himself, especially as mobile as a 18 month old is! I always keep one had atleast always on any baby/toddler I change regardless of age.

[Anonymous]

Changing table is a problem. The others ones are hard to know without context.

Do you have a Pack and Play or other play yard set up so that she has somewhere to put the kid while she runs to fetch things? It's a lifesaver at that age.

[Anonymous]

The only problem I have is with the changing table. I do not think it warrents firing though. Just have a conversation about changing table safety.

[Anonymous]

They all sounds pretty scary. Can your 18 month old get down the stairs ok? We need more info to know if that is dangerous. Is there a baby gate by the stairs and deck?