Our nanny would never allow it. She was a preschool teacher and keeps DD engaged with paints, books, classes, pretend games, outdoors, play dates, etc. DH and I cave on weekends!

If the parents allowed it yes. Former charge he was allowed to watch 3 episodes of Sesame Street. And through out the day I would play music.(okay by MB)

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Anonymous wrote:Allowed, sure. Would I? Definitely not. I work with infants and toddlers and it's not something they should be doing during the day. Before bed time or whatever is fine but during the day I think it's a no no unless the kids are sick or something.

- Nanny

I’m against “too much screen time” for toddlers, 5-10 mintutes a day or every other day doesn’t hurt. One of my charges is 19 months, when she watches a nursery rhyme (the same ones any time we watch it) she starts yelling out shapes, colors, animals and even counts (not so much letters but she can identify some letters in her name because we go over it everyday).

At 18 months, my charge knew all her shapes, colors, animals and could sing the alphabet song and count to thirty without prompting - she was amazingly verbal and she never once saw a screen. We just talked - I pointed things out to her - and we read books.

I do not like any screen before two at the earliest and then never on my time.

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Anonymous wrote:Allowed, sure. Would I? Definitely not. I work with infants and toddlers and it's not something they should be doing during the day. Before bed time or whatever is fine but during the day I think it's a no no unless the kids are sick or something.

- Nanny

I’m against “too much screen time” for toddlers, 5-10 mintutes a day or every other day doesn’t hurt. One of my charges is 19 months, when she watches a nursery rhyme (the same ones any time we watch it) she starts yelling out shapes, colors, animals and even counts (not so much letters but she can identify some letters in her name because we go over it everyday).

At 18 months, my charge knew all her shapes, colors, animals and could sing the alphabet song and count to thirty without prompting - she was amazingly verbal and she never once saw a screen. We just talked - I pointed things out to her - and we read books.

I do not like any screen before two at the earliest and then never on my time.

Anonymous wrote:Allowed, sure. Would I? Definitely not. I work with infants and toddlers and it's not something they should be doing during the day. Before bed time or whatever is fine but during the day I think it's a no no unless the kids are sick or something.

- Nanny

I’m against “too much screen time” for toddlers, 5-10 mintutes a day or every other day doesn’t hurt. One of my charges is 19 months, when she watches a nursery rhyme (the same ones any time we watch it) she starts yelling out shapes, colors, animals and even counts (not so much letters but she can identify some letters in her name because we go over it everyday).

Parents don’t mind but not all day and they are aware when we watch tv.

The only time my charges watch tv is after lunch (but not everyday, depends on lunch) when they’re drinking their milk. They only watch nursery rhymes: Little Baby Bum. They sit down and it gives me time (still in sight) to clean the eating area- they have a dog so I try to at least get the food of the tables and floor and then I come back during nap. Still engaged we sing the song out loud. By time they’re finished with milk, I’m finished in the kitchen, tv off and we start reading books/ cleanup (this gives them time to poop before nap ?

My current family doesn't want the kids to watch TV while with me, unless they're sick and home all day, to give me a little break - but we hardly ever do. They're allowed half an hour when the parents get home, though, so that the parents can change/start dinner in peace.

One of the families I worked for I picked up two 3yo's from daycare at 1 and the parents arrived at 5; I was allowed to let them both just sit in front of the TV the whole time. They had so many toys and several awesome playgrounds within walking distance so we only watched TV a few times when I wasn't feeling well. Those two boys were the least imaginative kids I've ever met, they couldn't entertain themselves even for a few minutes - I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that they seemed to watch TV the entire time they were home.

But OP, you should phrase your question differently. If your nanny lets your kids watch TV when you told her not to, it's not okay. You decide that!

MB allows charges to play educational games on their IPads whenever they want. She also allows 1 hour a day of TV to watch their favorite cartoons.

if as a parent you allow your child to watch tv whenever they want, that is what the child expects. it makes your job as a nanny 100x harder. i used to have a parent allow their child to watch tv constantly, and then ask me to turn it off the second they walked out the door. this would cause an hour of pouting and tantruming, and the child would cry when i got there. i much prefer parents who allow a limited amount of screen time-say, 30 minutes a day. that way the child knows the parameters. i also think that there should be leeway for extreme situations-for example, when the weather is below freezing for a week at a time and you can't go about your normal activities, or if it is pouring rain and you are trapped in the house for 12 hours, or if the child is sick.

Anonymous wrote:Is the other way around. The parents likes to spoil thier kids with tv while they don't let nanny to do it. Hypocrites.

There is nothing hypocritical about it. Employers can require things from their employees that that do not do. As a nanny I have never allowed my charges to watch TV but have no control on what the parents do.

Nanny here. My 2yo twin charges watch tv for a few minutes sometimes while sitting on the potty (we are in the thick of potty training and sometimes they need the bribe to sit long enough to make something happen). We also watch up to an hour a day if they are both really sick, but have only done that like 4 times ever. I will also show them a video if there is a specific purpose (e.g., we watched a clip of Mr Rogers at the pediatrician before their checkup, we watched some scenes from the Nutcracker Ballet before going to an art exhibit based on the Nutcracker). In total, they get maybe an hour a week, which even that is more than I’d like. I work from wakeup to bedtime on weekdays. On weekends, they watch maybe 30 minutes a day with parents.

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Anonymous wrote:Allowed, sure. Would I? Definitely not. I work with infants and toddlers and it's not something they should be doing during the day. Before bed time or whatever is fine but during the day I think it's a no no unless the kids are sick or something.

- Nanny

Studies have proven that before bed is the worst time to allow a child screens.

If you want to be really truthful kids under two shouldn’t have any tv but parents refuse to abide by that

Is the other way around. The parents likes to spoil thier kids with tv while they don't let nanny to do it. Hypocrites.

For more st of us, it boils down to whether it's a REQUIREMENT, not whether we are "allowed" to put kids in front of something we know is detrimental. Just like some of us would love to get rid of the junk food parents have been bamboozled into thinking is healthy. Brownies and gummy bears are desserts, not snacks, and just sticking organic or lower sugar on the front doesn't change that fact.

As nannies, we can voice an objection, but the fact of the matter is that the parents have to decide what they want for their children, and we have to abide by that or walk away.

Anonymous wrote:Allowed, sure. Would I? Definitely not. I work with infants and toddlers and it's not something they should be doing during the day. Before bed time or whatever is fine but during the day I think it's a no no unless the kids are sick or something.

- Nanny

Studies have proven that before bed is the worst time to allow a child screens.