Anonymous wrote:

OP, the purpose of a nanny cam is to catch a nanny neglecting or abusing a child. That is it.

From what you said, it doesn't sound like either is happening here.
IF your nanny is watching something on her tablet, she technically is not violating your wishes, because you told her not to watch T.V. and she isn't...She is watching something on her tablet.

This is my problem w/nanny cams in general.
Parents in my opinion use them under the guise that they want to ensure their child is safe and all, but what I sense they really want to do is micromanage their nanny all day long.

This is a textbook example of just that.

Hahaha....no. The purpose of a nanny cam is whatever purpose the parents decide. That is it.

As for whether the nanny is technically violating the parent's wishes by watching TV on a tablet is the silliest thing I have ever heard. Of course she is violating their wishes and should be fired for that.

I hope you're not a nanny, PP.

OP, the purpose of a nanny cam is to catch a nanny neglecting or abusing a child. That is it.

From what you said, it doesn't sound like either is happening here.
IF your nanny is watching something on her tablet, she technically is not violating your wishes, because you told her not to watch T.V. and she isn't...She is watching something on her tablet.

This is my problem w/nanny cams in general.
Parents in my opinion use them under the guise that they want to ensure their child is safe and all, but what I sense they really want to do is micromanage their nanny all day long.

This is a textbook example of just that.


Hahaha....no. The purpose of a nanny cam is whatever purpose the parents decide. That is it.

As for whether the nanny is technically violating the parent's wishes by watching TV on a tablet is the silliest thing I have ever heard. Of course she is violating their wishes and should be fired for that.

I hope you're not a nanny, PP.


And you are why nannies dislike nanny cams. You're not worried about preventing abuse, you get some kind of power trip out of micromanaging.

Anonymous wrote:

OP, the purpose of a nanny cam is to catch a nanny neglecting or abusing a child. That is it.

From what you said, it doesn't sound like either is happening here.
IF your nanny is watching something on her tablet, she technically is not violating your wishes, because you told her not to watch T.V. and she isn't...She is watching something on her tablet.

This is my problem w/nanny cams in general.
Parents in my opinion use them under the guise that they want to ensure their child is safe and all, but what I sense they really want to do is micromanage their nanny all day long.

This is a textbook example of just that.

Hahaha....no. The purpose of a nanny cam is whatever purpose the parents decide. That is it.

As for whether the nanny is technically violating the parent's wishes by watching TV on a tablet is the silliest thing I have ever heard. Of course she is violating their wishes and should be fired for that.

I hope you're not a nanny, PP.

OP, the purpose of a nanny cam is to catch a nanny neglecting or abusing a child. That is it.

From what you said, it doesn't sound like either is happening here.
IF your nanny is watching something on her tablet, she technically is not violating your wishes, because you told her not to watch T.V. and she isn't...She is watching something on her tablet.

This is my problem w/nanny cams in general.
Parents in my opinion use them under the guise that they want to ensure their child is safe and all, but what I sense they really want to do is micromanage their nanny all day long.

This is a textbook example of just that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I told her that I don't like for my daughter to watch TV because it distracts her and isn't good for her. I didn't get into studies and speech development - don't want to seem like the super uptight FTM, because I'm really pretty laid back. I told her that the reason why TV is unacceptable for her while my daughter is awake is that I need her completely present, especially at an age where she is into everything. She puts everything into her mouth and is pulling up (and falling down) all the time now. She can't have her attention on something else, especially when my daughter is out of her line of sight - that's how accidents happen.

I told her no TV when I interviewed and hired her, but perhaps it didn't stick because I wasn't explicit about the reason? I think that I might have thought not watching TV while caring for a baby was obvious, but reading some of the responses here I guess that is not as universal as I thought, which actually makes me feel a bit better. Hopefully sharing my reasons with her will be enough for her to not do it again. I'm less worried about the TV and more worried about what it might say about her judgment and willingness to work with me as a team to raise my daughter. Thanks again for the insight.

OP, you sound insecure and as if you think you need to justify yourself with the nanny. you don't want your infant to be exposed to hours of TV, and don't want your nanny to watch TV when your baby is awake. these are the rules, you do not need to apologize for them with the nanny or go into a discussion with her as to whether she can watch TV and at the same time watch your daughter. your expectations are very reasonable (don't listen to the posters who say watching TV is good for babies and so on, they are either fake or not smart), and there should be no need for you to even tell her not to watch TV on the job. she can take the baby out to the playground if she bored, or play with the baby, read to the baby and so on.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here - and ANY watching of television, talking on the phone, surfing the net, etc. while the baby is awake is WRONG. I don't even do those things while the baby is asleep!

And background conversation, from a radio or TV, isn't good for babies either as they cannot distinguish background conversation from primary conversations aimed at them.

Your so full of shit. [/quote

And you are so undereducated, Angel. It's "you're" not "your".

lol... yes, the "undereducated" (or ignorant) always give themselves away! If you are a good nanny, you do NOT watch TV at all when your nine-month-old charge is awake. Period. No TV in the foreground and no TV in the background. A nanny is not a gum-cracking, texting-addicted, teenage babysitter!