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[quote=Anonymous]8:37 is right on.  I did not use a camera with our current (and so far only) nanny but I definitely will in the beginning with a new one.  I too worried about her finding out and quitting, but I have heard way too many horror stories from friends who have used cameras.  One found the nanny would literally sit on the couch for hours on the phone and did not engage the 6 month old baby at all as soon as the parents left home.  Another discovered her nanny let her toddler scream in his crib for over an hour while she watched TV.  A third discoverd the nanny planting the kids in front of the TV regularly even though they have a no-TV policy. In all those cases, the kids were not in danger, but the nanny was not at all what the parents thought they had hired.  And before the naysayers on this board say "you get what you pay for," all three were paid over $15 for one child, with good references, and at least one came from a reputable agency.

A nanny can seem great in the interview, her references can be glowing, she can come from a reputable agency, do a great trial/transition and charge well above market and still not be a great nanny, and sometimes the only way to know for sure is with a camera.  If the nanny KNOWS there is a camera there, she may act differently in those rooms.  At the end of the day, there is a lot of gray area between putting a child in danger and being a great nanny, but most MBs are paying for more than just someone to keep their kids out of danger ...  And I would much rather have a good nanny find a camera and quit than risk a bad nanny with my children.  Nannies are replaceable.  Children are not.

FWIW - I am not advocating for using a camera for months and months - just in the beginning till you know for sure.  If you can't trust your nanny after months or years, that is a different, much larger problem.[/quote]

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