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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nannies, do you think it's appropriate to bring up to the parents things that concern you about your charge, but that don't happen while you're with them? I'm not with my charges in the morning, only after school, but I've recently found out that the younger one (8 year old girl) eats a chocolate bar every morning for breakfast, and nothing else. The lunch she brings to school is juice, a Gogurt and some cookies. She's not overweight and she gets lots of exercise, but I'm pretty sure that her poor diet has an effect on her behavior. She is always grumpy, seems tired, is very unreasonable - she essentially behaves like a toddler who really needs a nap.

Since I'm not with her in the morning, would it be inappropriate to voice my concerns to the parents? Not in a snippy, "you need to do this with your kid because I said so" way, but in a way that communicates that I'm worried her poor nutrition is making her feel crummy, and that her unhealthy eating habits might stay into adulthood if this continues.

For what it's worth, I try to make sure that my charge eats well when she's with me, but she's incredibly picky. She will eat carrots and chicken nuggets, but that's the only non-dessert food she will eat. I encourage her to try new foods - for instance, I was eating some cut-up cantaloupe the other day and told her, "This cantaloupe is really sweet and yummy, do you want to try some?" She took a teeny nibble and then dramatically spit it out, scraping at her tongue and whimpering like I'd just funneled toxic chemicals into her mouth. She does this with every single food you ask her to try.

So before you all flame me, I promise that I'm trying my best to broaden her food horizons, but there are times when I'm not with her, like in the mornings when she has chocolate for breakfast, and my question is whether I should be quiet about it or voice my concerns to her parents.[/quote]

No because at the end of the day it is not your kid and the mom will resent you for bringing it up.[/quote]

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