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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trust is earned, not given.  Clearly OP has not yet had reason to trust her nanny on the WiFi issue.  Why?  I have no idea.  For myself, I've definitely seen our nanny on her phone for extended periods of time.  Never mind we talked in the interview about our expectation that phone use be limited to nap time only and the nanny said that was no problem, of course [b]she'd never dream of being on her phone while DC was awake[/b].  Never mind that I've brought this up more than once.  Makes me wonder what is happening at the play ground where there are no cameras.  Makes me wonder if it is possible to believe anyone who says they won't use their phone in an interview.  It comes down to integrity.  Someone agrees to act (or in this case not act) in a certain way, and then does the exact opposite.  It creates a trust issue.[/quote]

Well there was your giant red flag. It is totally reasonable that a nanny might need or WANT to be on her phone at some point when a child is awake and this woman was flat out lying when she made that statement.  Flame away but when my 5 year old charge was  sitting quietly playing/drawing/working on a puzzle and all of my other tasks were done, I was certainly going to check my facebook or read a news article. I (and most adults) would go insane if this were not an option.

I am currently a pediatric ICU nurse. I am responsible for dying children, literally, and my employers have  no problem with us occasionally checking our email or even watching a dumb youtube clip during our downtime (read: not on break!) . 
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Why are parents so obsessed with having an adult interact with their child 100% of the day?[/b] Why is an adult doing regular adult things, like looking at a phone, not allowed for nannies? MB's how many of you lock your phones in a drawer and are strictly engaged in work activities during your entire day? As. one PP pointed out, if you trust a person to care for your child, why don't you trust that they can responsibly engage in   activities throughout the day; why the double standard and micromanaging for something so petty?[/quote]

Yes! Exactly!

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