Aggressive, Bratty Kids
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Anonymous
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I took my two-year-old charge to an indoor play area yesterday where three five-year-old boys were basically terrorizing the much younger kids. The boys had two nannies (who seemed to know each other) who were watching them and did nothing to calm them down or stop them. At one point, the boys went charging up the stairs/climb to the slide and knocked my two-year-old charge off. I yelled at the boys and told them to be careful of little ones and calm down. The nannies said nothing. Another time one of the boys came down the slide right after my charge and I stopped him by holding his legs when he reached the bottom so he wouldn't kick my charge off the landing and scolded him again. Still the nannies said nothing. One of the boys then ripped a toy out of a toddler's hands and laughed. The nannies were watching and said nothing.
I complained to the owner and she finally talked to the nannies -- the nannies gathered up their charges and left. Of course one boy was screaming and crying all the way out. Generally it is the parents who let their children run wild - I have NEVER seen nannies do this before. |
Anonymous
| Play areas usually have different age requirements for different sections. Like toddler section and a 5 and up etc. It is surprising to see nannies allowing this. Must be friends using play dates as an excuse to hang out. |
Anonymous
This one didn't - it is one large room. I have never had an issue with older kids there before. |
Anonymous
| I hate nannies like that. |
Anonymous
Same here. |
Anonymous
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MB here- I agree they should have done/said something.
But also, when my kids were young, I purposely waited to take my 1 and 2 yo kids to the playplace during hours when older kids are in school (weekdays 9-3). On a holiday like MLK day, when school is out, playplaces are overrun by big kids. |
Anonymous
| How do you know they were nannies? |
Anonymous
OP here. I spoke to them when we first arrived. Everyone assumes I am my charge's grandmother and, when I told them I was her nanny, they both told me they were nannies, too. |
Anonymous
OP here. This was Tuesday morning. I have no clue why these three boys weren't in school. |
Anonymous
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I hate this too. I see parents and nannies do this alike.
Watch your charge/child. I had a nanny friend allowed her horrid 3.5-year-old charge to bite and scratch my 18-month-old charged with little to no percussion. He was aggressive and was never disciplined. He ran over to my sweet toddler charges and was so aggressive, I removed them and she half assed said no but never got up. We left, zero follow through and it was so traumatic for my girls. |
Anonymous
| Most American kids are horrid, entitled brats. |
Anonymous
They did not make the age cut off or were held back. |
Anonymous
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Perhaps I am a bit biased (I’m a Nanny,) but it sounds to me as if the OP is trying to put a negative spin on people’s perception of the Nanny population.
Not trying to stir the pot or be snarky, but you mentioned that you have seen parents do this, but NEVER a Nanny. That being said, I find it tough when I see Nannies talking together while not keeping s good eye on their charge(s.) I find them just sitting there, killing time while raking up their hours. I think it is awful that it had to take you, asking for assistance to get these Nannies to properly do their jobs. 
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Anonymous
2 hour delay. |
Anonymous
| Ussually the kids respects more the nanny but when they have lazy parents at parenting and lacking dicipline then nanny cant do much sometimes. Probably those kids are bratty because of parents and nanny gets paid low. But I'm just assuming. If a nanny was well paid she will enjoy her job I guess. |