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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The tv was on so that she could focus on the complicated personal matter of conducting an interview.  As an employee, you should be conducting your complicated personal matters during off hours.  There's really no conflict here.  [/quote]

I'm sure she turned it right off the split second OP walked out the door.[/quote]

If she left it on all weekend, it's still not hypocritical because she was either a) doing productive things for her family or b) relaxing after having worked all week to support her family.

Nannies are getting paid to be there.  If you are a 24 hour nanny who also cooks and does housekeeping and housemanagement then MAYBE you could argue that it's unfair, but how many jobs like that are there, really?  Mostly it's just families who know that tv can be harmful unless it's used in moderation and they want to reserve that "treat" for their time with the kids rather than the nanny who is being paid to engage the children. [b] If you as a nanny want a 100% tv-free household, then you should look for a family who practices tha[/b]t, but don't badmouth families who expect you to be better and managing kids without the crutch of tv than the parents.

Parents: if your nanny isn't better at most things than a first-time parent, then you need a new nanny.[/quote]

I'm just a nanny who prefers to know how the kids are going to act, and for that, I need the parents to be truthful.  Sorry, but I've walked into a trial period for which I was told no processed food, no added sugar, firm boundaries and no television.  As I (quickly) found out, the parent was told by the pediatrician to change the diet asap, so they figured the nanny could be the bad guy for everything.  Of course nannies aren't going to agree to walk in and take it all away from a child who has been eating only processed junk with lots of sugar, had no boundaries and watched television all day.

Sorry, OP, but I would see it as a good thing that it was on.  I can deal with any amount of things I don't like, but I need to know what the kids are used to doing before I have a mutiny on my hands.[/quote]

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