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[quote=Anonymous]I love this board for general information, (sometimes) great advice and an anonymous way to vent and hopefully spread the news on something that seriously needs to stop.

I have a wonderful nanny, but I am finding her on her cell phone during work hours much more than I feel is acceptable. Sometimes I pop in during the day since I work right down the street, and I can hear her ending a conversation (once she hears me).  I've caught her texting when she didn't realize I was there.  I drove by the park the other day and noticed her talking on her phone while my youngest was crawling around and my oldest was swinging alone (much further from her).  I pulled over and continued to watch from my car and after about 15 minutes, she was still on the phone and my kid was crawling all over the place, the other was in another direction.  Both were basically unsupervised, I had to leave and I absolutely hated leaving knowing my kids were in her care and not being supervised.  I regret leaving, I should have just gone and said something but wasn't sure how I wanted to handle the situation.  I pay and treat my nanny extremely well and was really taken aback by what I saw.  I've seen several other nannies on their phones at parks, libraries, walking, etc etc.  It's always been a pet peeve of mine and I trusted my nanny was smart/aware enough to not use her cell phone unless necessary.

I KNOW there are some amazing nannies out there, but I also know there are nannies who are constantly on their phone with children in tow.  PLease please be respectful and responsible and keep the cell phone and texting use to an absolute minimum and only when necessary.  Either that, or find a job that doesn't require taking care of another human being.

I'm trying to avoid using the computer, or texting much in front of my children, as I feel it does make them feel they are less important than whatever is on the computer or phone.  It really annoys me that I"m paying someone to care for my kid while she has a phone attached to her ear or hands.

Needless to say, I'm in the process of looking for other arrangements.  But please if you are a nanny who is using your cell phone frequently, please reconsider and recognize that you are contributing to a negative stereotype for all nannies and it seriously needs to change before a child ends up harmed or much worse. [/quote]

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