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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"no reason any nanny should text while your baby is awake"

OK I'm not a nanny or current MB but I agree a nanny should not be texting frequently but "never" during baby's working hours is overkill. Anyone met a parent who doesn't text while their kids are 'awake'? Come on :) [/quote]

I am a nanny and I disagree with you.  I agree with the PP nanny - aside from emergencies, there is no reason for a nanny to ever text or talk on the phone while the baby is awake and little time to do it while the baby is asleep (I have baby laundry, cleaning toys, setting up play-dates, making baby food and cleaning up afterwards, cleaning baby's bathroom, etc. to do when the baby is asleep - I do not have the time to text!)   It doesn't matter what the parents do - we aren't substitute parents - we are teachers and caregivers and should act professionally/responsibly.  Caring for children is our job and unless the texting is related to childcare, it has no place in our work hours.  Limit texting and phone calls to your lunch break.  [/quote]

NP poster and I agree that this is overkill. A child will not wilt because the attention isn't on them for two seconds. We are raising a generation of kids that don't know what to do without a screen or someone in their face entertaining them. A nanny can be professional and send a text here and there, to her employers or otherwise. If I don't check my phone now and then (because it is not on my person constantly) how I would I see my MBs texts? Acting professionally doesn't mean never ever doing anything not related to your job. No one is on 100% of the time and that is an unrealistic expectation to set, and you will drive yourself crazy if that is the standard you hold for yourself. This is not to excuse OPs nanny's behavior, which is beyond every once in a while, and on a level OP is uncomfortable with. [/quote]

This is just my opinion, NP, and how I handle my career as a nanny.  Yes, I text and return calls to my employers and other parents/nannies for play-dates but that is it.  I was a kindergarten teacher prior to becoming a nanny and would never have even thought of texting or answering a text while I was in my classroom whether the kids were doing "seat-work", resting, or in recess.  I have the same self-expectation in my job as a nanny.  I do have my phone on me at all times as my employers don't have a land-line.  On this, I am 100% and feel very strongly about.    [/quote]

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