Check up on your nanny when she takes your child out

[Anonymous]

The OP sounds a little off the rails.

Yes, I know what she is saying. There are lots of nannies not paying attention who should.

I have been the mom at the playground playing with my kids actively. Yes, kids flock to me. I can easily stop it if I decide to stop playing with my kid for 2 minutes and take a rest at the bench. Kids go away. It can be easily managed. If a kid really stalked her from station to station, then it must've been a rare instance and she does not need to make a PSA about it.

She has other problems than nannies not paying attention to their charges if she is so irresistible to kids that she can do absolutely nothing to keep the other kids from flocking to her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The OP sounds a little off the rails.

Yes, I know what she is saying. There are lots of nannies not paying attention who should.

I have been the mom at the playground playing with my kids actively. Yes, kids flock to me. I can easily stop it if I decide to stop playing with my kid for 2 minutes and take a rest at the bench. Kids go away. It can be easily managed. If a kid really stalked her from station to station, then it must've been a rare instance and she does not need to make a PSA about it.

She has other problems than nannies not paying attention to their charges if she is so irresistible to kids that she can do absolutely nothing to keep the other kids from flocking to her.

I disagree with your assessment 100%. As a nanny, I have experienced the same and witnessed the same from needy, ignored little kids. I wish all parents would check up on their nannies as well - I think they would be shocked at the rampant cell phone use once the nanny is away from the home nanny cams!

[Anonymous]

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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.

Ahahah, what a hoot! What a twisted hoot!
Hope you say that $hit at your next interview: I believe you are paying me to talk on my phone, browse the internet, and text so your young children learn how important I am and my phone, and that they are not the center of the universe.

Ha! Quickly texting your boss once or twice a day is NOT sitting at the playground or gym utterly engrossed in your smartphone.

[Anonymous]

Although not the same forum- check up on your summer camps. We attend a local story hour on Monday mornings. A nearby camp, run by a Montessori school takes the kids to the same story hour. I'd say there are 15 kids and 3 adults. The teachers are constantly texting/face timing while the kids are ignored and running around.
I know this is an expensive day camp. The last time we saw it I took DS to the school and spoke to the director. She was outraged- and went to the library to confront the teachers.
Bottom line- check ins are great! Accountability keeps everyone moving forward!

[Anonymous]

I wish they would come and show up at story time instead of texting me constantly. Always asking for tons of videos and pics. I'm THAT annoying person at story time. if I don't answer they worry. If I only send one or two videos I get the "I wish I would have seen a video of that." Yes....please just come and show up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wish they would come and show up at story time instead of texting me constantly. Always asking for tons of videos and pics. I'm THAT annoying person at story time. if I don't answer they worry. If I only send one or two videos I get the "I wish I would have seen a video of that." Yes....please just come and show up.

Either you are making up a ridiculous excuse for why you are constantly on your phone or your employers do not trust you at all.

[Anonymous]

There are lots of insecure parents out there.

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Anonymous wrote:There are lots of insecure parents out there.

There are a lot of really bad nannies out there. I know - I am a nanny and I see them everyday.

BTW, I would love for my employers to check up on us and see how I work (and how hard I work) with their child.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish they would come and show up at story time instead of texting me constantly. Always asking for tons of videos and pics. I'm THAT annoying person at story time. if I don't answer they worry. If I only send one or two videos I get the "I wish I would have seen a video of that." Yes....please just come and show up.

Either you are making up a ridiculous excuse for why you are constantly on your phone or your employers do not trust you at all.

You're an idiot. If I was sitting on my phone the whole time no way would I want them to show up. I welcome them to pop in anytime! They are just clingy. They want 1,000 pics of every activity. I've traveled with them and there was constantly a pic being snapped. It was annoying!

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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.

What part of the PP (me too, I'm an earlier PP) working 24/7 did you not get? You leave at the end of the day, we don't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Hmm, in my case, it's the mother figure, homeschooling teacher and household manager all rolled into 1. I wake up at 5.45 to start the day, but my family isn't up yet, so I can't check in then. I finish my day sometime after 10pm, and two of the kids don't sleep through the night every night. My grandmother is in bed by 9pm most nights. The youngest child naps every once in a while, but it's not guaranteed. And I'm perfectly capable of making a call and watching children at the park.

[Anonymous]

Hilarious these anal self centered grown women will secretly check in or pop up or spy from afar to see what their childcare provider is up to but not to actually spend time with their kids. Nah that can wait till bedtime, squeeze in that mandatory 45 minutes a day with your own child smh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hilarious these anal self centered grown women will secretly check in or pop up or spy from afar to see what their childcare provider is up to but not to actually spend time with their kids. Nah that can wait till bedtime, squeeze in that mandatory 45 minutes a day with your own child smh

Someone should pay them to mind their own kids. Then it'd be a "real" job?

[Anonymous]

I am a nanny and I would be thrilled if my employers took enough interest to check up on us anytime. I would love for them to see how hard I work and how much I engage their little one. I completely understand the "texting addiction" with most younger nannies and mothers and it is a pet peeve of mine to see so many ignoring their children.

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Anonymous wrote:Hilarious these anal self centered grown women will secretly check in or pop up or spy from afar to see what their childcare provider is up to but not to actually spend time with their kids. Nah that can wait till bedtime, squeeze in that mandatory 45 minutes a day with your own child smh

Someone should pay them to mind their own kids. Then it'd be a "real" job?

Exactly!