Anonymous wrote:Was your charge a premie? Parents of premies are often advised to keep their DCs at home as much as possible, and to limit interaction with other children until they're around 1 as the risk for things like RSV is much more serious.

Even if this is the case, your bosses have obviously taken this to the extreme, and really need to evaluate their own psychological reasons for isolating their child so much even within their own house. Their pediatrician must be aware dc isn't crawling yet, any idea what his response/advice was?

Why look for excuses for their sick "parenting" methods?

Was your charge a premie? Parents of premies are often advised to keep their DCs at home as much as possible, and to limit interaction with other children until they're around 1 as the risk for things like RSV is much more serious.

Even if this is the case, your bosses have obviously taken this to the extreme, and really need to evaluate their own psychological reasons for isolating their child so much even within their own house. Their pediatrician must be aware dc isn't crawling yet, any idea what his response/advice was?

Anonymous wrote:I'm glad you posted this on the general parenting forum as well, OP - you are getting a lot of solid and practical advice there.

Can anyone please post a link to that thread?

I'm glad you posted this on the general parenting forum as well, OP - you are getting a lot of solid and practical advice there.

Anonymous wrote:This is another example how parents harm their children.

Anyone who obeys such harmful advise,
is NO nanny. I'm sorry, OP.

Yeah, it's the nanny's fault (eye roll)

This is another example how parents harm their children.

Anyone who obeys such harmful advise,
is NO nanny. I'm sorry, OP.

Your MB and DB are weird and emotionally disturbed. They are actively stunting the growth and development of their child.

Mention your concerns often - every day tell them what the baby did at the park to get the other kid's attention. Tell them how unusual it is that their child isn't crawling or even trying to crawl. Tell them how their baby needs to develop an immunity.

If nothing changes their mind you have no choice but to quit. I know I wouldn't be able to stick around and watch a baby suffer like this.

Anonymous wrote:I feel so sorry for your charge! Your MB and DB have no idea they are actually being BAD parents. Once that child gets to school, he will contract every virus and be sick all the time.

And the child's illnesses will be more severe and serious. Your poor little charge. Breaks my heart that he wants the older kids to come over to him and your horrid MB won't let him near the other children.

Some parents are idiots. Your employers certainly fall into that category.


Poor little guy...

I feel so sorry for your charge! Your MB and DB have no idea they are actually being BAD parents. Once that child gets to school, he will contract every virus and be sick all the time.

This borders on abuse. Report them. Crawling is a crucial aspect of development.

Anonymous wrote:This is really, really sad. That poor child!

I don't know if it would help, but here's a new study about germ exposure: http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contemporary-pediatrics/news/early-allergen-germ-exposure-may-prevent-asthma?contextCategoryId=8

OP Again - and THANK YOU - this is really helpful! If anyone knows of any study that encourages babies to interact with other children to build immunity - please post it!!!

This is really, really sad. That poor child!

I don't know if it would help, but here's a new study about germ exposure: http://contemporarypediatrics.modernmedicine.com/contemporary-pediatrics/news/early-allergen-germ-exposure-may-prevent-asthma?contextCategoryId=8

Ask the parents to buy him one of those germ bubbles so you can at least take him to the park and let him roll around for 30 minutes.

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to my problem but... what the hell, I'll see if maybe you all can think of some solution that may have eluded me.

My charge is eleven months old and I have been with him since birth. At eleven-months he still cannot crawl as he is not allowed off a 3x4 foot throw/blanket on the floor. When he rolls off I have been instructed to put him back on. He can pretty much reach everything he wants on his throw/blanket so he has no incentive to crawl. The parents are terrified of germs and feel that the carpet is too dirty for him. No one wears shoes in their house so no one is tracking in dirt and I cannot see any visible stains on the carpet. If the child drops a toy from his highchair and it falls on the floor (in their home) they run and wash it before giving it back to him. I have asked repeatedly if he can play with other kids - or even just be close enough to watch them play - in a playroom at the local park/rec center and the MB said no, that he could get sick. It's so sad to watch my little charge wave to the older kids and smile at them - wanting them to come over to him. He just watches as the kids run into the play room and he sits in his stroller.

There is nothing I can do, is there? I've tried to suggest that he needs a reason to learn to crawl but to no avail. I told the parents how much he wants to be close to other kids, especially older kids, but to no avail.

Any suggestions?