Check up on your nanny when she takes your child out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children shouldn't have an adult breathing down their necks 24/7.

Watching a child attentively and/or engaging them is not "breathing down their necks", PP. Just get off your damn phone and do your job. The rationalizations of lazy nannies are so obvious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most of these poor women have to go back to their employers home and clean with this being their only time to get personal business done via text and have other adult contact with someone who speaks their language.

But I agree - parents should always see what their foolish economy gets them with a nanny when they cannot see them on nanny cams.

Ohhh, I see the light now. Everything makes so much more sense. I thought all this time that when nannies get paid for their time, it was to do work and not have personal time. I see that MBs get to pay money for the nannies to have personal time now. This must be a new thing.

I work 24/7. When would you like me to take care of my personal business? My DB has no issues with me making phone calls, as long as the kids are watched while I do so, nor does he mind if I add one or two stops on the way to or from the house, as long as it's not every day.

Take care of your personal business when the children are napping. Not hard. I have always done this and never missed anything.

And when there are no naps? I don't work with young infants, and my charges never nap past two. When there are also older sibling(s), naptime is a reduction in the number of kids to supervise, isn't not my time to do whatever I want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children shouldn't have an adult breathing down their necks 24/7.

Watching a child attentively and/or engaging them is not "breathing down their necks", PP. Just get off your damn phone and do your job. The rationalizations of lazy nannies are so obvious.

Why would you not allow children to engage themselves a bit,
on a daily basis?

You really need to study up on this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Children shouldn't have an adult breathing down their necks 24/7.

Watching a child attentively and/or engaging them is not "breathing down their necks", PP. Just get off your damn phone and do your job. The rationalizations of lazy nannies are so obvious.

Why would you not allow children to engage themselves a bit,
on a daily basis?

You really need to study up on this.

The thought of these children being raised by parents and nannies who never ever text or place a phone call when the children are awake scares me. Imagine how selfish these children will become once they are adults and learn omg the world is not all about me every second of the day. Thankfully my employers agree and think a phone call or text here or there is fine. I as well work 24/7 it is a different game in my opinion when you literally go weeks without being off work. Not all children nap especially at the same time when your dealing with 3-4 children all day long. texting my mom everyday to let her know I'm alive is not neglecting my charges.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Most of these poor women have to go back to their employers home and clean with this being their only time to get personal business done via text and have other adult contact with someone who speaks their language.

But I agree - parents should always see what their foolish economy gets them with a nanny when they cannot see them on nanny cams.

Ohhh, I see the light now. Everything makes so much more sense. I thought all this time that when nannies get paid for their time, it was to do work and not have personal time. I see that MBs get to pay money for the nannies to have personal time now. This must be a new thing.

I work 24/7. When would you like me to take care of my personal business? My DB has no issues with me making phone calls, as long as the kids are watched while I do so, nor does he mind if I add one or two stops on the way to or from the house, as long as it's not every day.

Take care of your personal business when the children are napping. Not hard. I have always done this and never missed anything.

And when there are no naps? I don't work with young infants, and my charges never nap past two. When there are also older sibling(s), naptime is a reduction in the number of kids to supervise, isn't not my time to do whatever I want.

Work it out. Make your very short personal business calls (car mechanic, dentist, etc) while the kids are in the house and under your supervision. NOT when they are out of the safe environment of their home.

I cannot believe I have to explain this to you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Children shouldn't have an adult breathing down their necks 24/7.

Watching a child attentively and/or engaging them is not "breathing down their necks", PP. Just get off your damn phone and do your job. The rationalizations of lazy nannies are so obvious.

Why would you not allow children to engage themselves a bit,
on a daily basis?

You really need to study up on this.

The thought of these children being raised by parents and nannies who never ever text or place a phone call when the children are awake scares me. Imagine how selfish these children will become once they are adults and learn omg the world is not all about me every second of the day. Thankfully my employers agree and think a phone call or text here or there is fine. I as well work 24/7 it is a different game in my opinion when you literally go weeks without being off work. Not all children nap especially at the same time when your dealing with 3-4 children all day long. texting my mom everyday to let her know I'm alive is not neglecting my charges.

Well said, PP.
I suspect some parents here are trying to alleviate some guilt perhaps, by demanding that the nanny should be actively focused on the child every minute all day long. Their ridiculous attitude may be causing more harm to their child, than good.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Children shouldn't have an adult breathing down their necks 24/7.

Watching a child attentively and/or engaging them is not "breathing down their necks", PP. Just get off your damn phone and do your job. The rationalizations of lazy nannies are so obvious.

Why would you not allow children to engage themselves a bit,
on a daily basis?

You really need to study up on this.

The thought of these children being raised by parents and nannies who never ever text or place a phone call when the children are awake scares me. Imagine how selfish these children will become once they are adults and learn omg the world is not all about me every second of the day. Thankfully my employers agree and think a phone call or text here or there is fine. I as well work 24/7 it is a different game in my opinion when you literally go weeks without being off work. Not all children nap especially at the same time when your dealing with 3-4 children all day long. texting my mom everyday to let her know I'm alive is not neglecting my charges.

Such nonsense. Teacher teach all day without using their phones. Most nurses work all shift without using their phones. You have a job that involves the care and welfare of innocent children - your job is to watch them and make sure they are safe at a MINIMUM.

Your rationalizations for using your phone when you are working are truly ludicrous. I have a life, I have personal business, and yet I always manage to make my FEW business calls when my charges are safe in the home and under my supervision. And I mean FEW calls - less than once a week - to set up dentist, doctors, mechanics, cable guys, etc. I do not even call my husband when I am working.

You are a ridiculous, childish girl, PP. And a disgrace and embarrassment to true nannies.

[Anonymous]

I see the same nanny every single morning outside our building. She walks her two charges (darling twin girls) in a double stroller from the building next to ours and then sits on the wall of my building and starts texting and talking on her phone. Her little charges are trying to get her attention, whining, crying at times and the nanny continues to ignore them. It is disgraceful. I assume she walks her fat ass just far enough away from her building so that no one can see her and then ignores her charges. She never smiles.

I agree with OP - CHECK UP ON YOUR NANNY WHEN SHE IS OUT OF THE HOUSE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children shouldn't have an adult breathing down their necks 24/7.

Watching a child attentively and/or engaging them is not "breathing down their necks", PP. Just get off your damn phone and do your job. The rationalizations of lazy nannies are so obvious.

Why would you not allow children to engage themselves a bit,
on a daily basis?

You really need to study up on this.

The thought of these children being raised by parents and nannies who never ever text or place a phone call when the children are awake scares me. Imagine how selfish these children will become once they are adults and learn omg the world is not all about me every second of the day. Thankfully my employers agree and think a phone call or text here or there is fine. I as well work 24/7 it is a different game in my opinion when you literally go weeks without being off work. Not all children nap especially at the same time when your dealing with 3-4 children all day long. texting my mom everyday to let her know I'm alive is not neglecting my charges.

Such nonsense. Teacher teach all day without using their phones. Most nurses work all shift without using their phones. You have a job that involves the care and welfare of innocent children - your job is to watch them and make sure they are safe at a MINIMUM.

Your rationalizations for using your phone when you are working are truly ludicrous. I have a life, I have personal business, and yet I always manage to make my FEW business calls when my charges are safe in the home and under my supervision. And I mean FEW calls - less than once a week - to set up dentist, doctors, mechanics, cable guys, etc. I do not even call my husband when I am working.

You are a ridiculous, childish girl, PP. And a disgrace and embarrassment to true nannies.

Yes but teachers and nurses are professionals with stimulating jobs. Nannying is really lonely and boring and doesn't require much advanced thinking. I can see why they want to text sometimes and have some minor social interaction.

[Anonymous]

Don't judge all nannies,this is not right,out there have all kind the bad/good nannies,this thing drive me crazy..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children shouldn't have an adult breathing down their necks 24/7.

Watching a child attentively and/or engaging them is not "breathing down their necks", PP. Just get off your damn phone and do your job. The rationalizations of lazy nannies are so obvious.

Why would you not allow children to engage themselves a bit,
on a daily basis?

You really need to study up on this.

The thought of these children being raised by parents and nannies who never ever text or place a phone call when the children are awake scares me. Imagine how selfish these children will become once they are adults and learn omg the world is not all about me every second of the day. Thankfully my employers agree and think a phone call or text here or there is fine. I as well work 24/7 it is a different game in my opinion when you literally go weeks without being off work. Not all children nap especially at the same time when your dealing with 3-4 children all day long. texting my mom everyday to let her know I'm alive is not neglecting my charges.

Such nonsense. Teacher teach all day without using their phones. Most nurses work all shift without using their phones. You have a job that involves the care and welfare of innocent children - your job is to watch them and make sure they are safe at a MINIMUM.

Your rationalizations for using your phone when you are working are truly ludicrous. I have a life, I have personal business, and yet I always manage to make my FEW business calls when my charges are safe in the home and under my supervision. And I mean FEW calls - less than once a week - to set up dentist, doctors, mechanics, cable guys, etc. I do not even call my husband when I am working.

You are a ridiculous, childish girl, PP. And a disgrace and embarrassment to true nannies.

Perhaps you should work on your reading comprehension before you feel the need to be so judgmental, self-righteous, and insulting. PP has CLEARLY stated several times that she is a 24/7 nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's what smart parents do:
They know their child.
If their child (that they know) wasn't well-cared for,
they'd know it.

So I was a first time mom. My 1 year old came with diaper rash 0-3 times a month especially during summer. Provider said she checks for soiled diaper every 30 min. I had no idea to gauge whether my child was being neglected or not. I stayed. I've seen the provider play with her phone at times and my then 18 month old put my phone on her ear and played phone and learned to say the word phone as one of her first 5 words. We had never taken a call in front of out toddler so I suspected that she learned how to hold a cell properly to one's ear from her provider. We still stayed. Now my child is 30 months and can say I like Anna, I no like Maria, but how would a first time parent have known before your child starts talking on borderline situations where it's not apparent neglect??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's what smart parents do:
They know their child.
If their child (that they know) wasn't well-cared for,
they'd know it.

So I was a first time mom. My 1 year old came with diaper rash 0-3 times a month especially during summer. Provider said she checks for soiled diaper every 30 min. I had no idea to gauge whether my child was being neglected or not. I stayed. I've seen the provider play with her phone at times and my then 18 month old put my phone on her ear and played phone and learned to say the word phone as one of her first 5 words. We had never taken a call in front of out toddler so I suspected that she learned how to hold a cell properly to one's ear from her provider. We still stayed. Now my child is 30 months and can say I like Anna, I no like Maria, but how would a first time parent have known before your child starts talking on borderline situations where it's not apparent neglect??

If you were paying your nanny more than minmum wage then you wouldn't have had a problem =(

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here's what smart parents do:
They know their child.
If their child (that they know) wasn't well-cared for,
they'd know it.

So I was a first time mom. My 1 year old came with diaper rash 0-3 times a month especially during summer. Provider said she checks for soiled diaper every 30 min. I had no idea to gauge whether my child was being neglected or not. I stayed. I've seen the provider play with her phone at times and my then 18 month old put my phone on her ear and played phone and learned to say the word phone as one of her first 5 words. We had never taken a call in front of out toddler so I suspected that she learned how to hold a cell properly to one's ear from her provider. We still stayed. Now my child is 30 months and can say I like Anna, I no like Maria, but how would a first time parent have known before your child starts talking on borderline situations where it's not apparent neglect??

If you were paying your nanny more than minmum wage then you wouldn't have had a problem =(

Pay might be an issue, but given that PP said "provider" more than once it sounds like she's either talking about a daycare, or a SAHM illegally watching a few extra children, not a real nanny.

[Anonymous]

WTH is a 24/7 nanny? An adoptive parent? If indeed this person is expected to work 24/7 and not sleep at a wink, then poor soul. She must have an absolute need to spend hours on DCUM monitoring all these messages as personal business that absolutely must be done during paid work hours.

Otherwise, all personal business is to be done during nap time, by sleeping 10 minute less, or not having an active social life that you need to be on the phone instead of watching the charges you get paid to watch at the playground. Period. No excuses.