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Anonymous wrote:Cameras in the home are the reason that all the nannies are on their phones like crazy when they take their charges to the park, spray park, pool or library. I cannot imagine that this is a good thing.

nice rationalization to playing on your smartphone while "providing full-time childcare".

Anonymous wrote:An employer absolutely has to divulge when cameras are being used and whether they are audio and visual. I also make it clear that I completely support the use of cameras and I'm happy to keep the children in monitored areas. However, I do need a bathroom that the camera cannot see into, especially if you're taking care of an infant and toddler and need to leave the door open to know they're ok while you do your business.

I think using cameras to try and catch a nanny doing wrong is a gamble I don't think any reasonable parent should take. Why wait for a questionable person to harm, or otherwise neglect your child? Should you have the misfortune of hiring a shady person, they will be immediately accountable b/c they know they're being watched. On the other hand, I support cameras so that there is documentation about how I treat the child. I am a trustworthy person, and God forbid I ever work for a crazy person that wants to make false accusations against me if ever the relationship went sour.

Anonymous wrote:Should we tell our nanny that we have cameras in the house? Any opinion will help! Thanks!

Anonymous wrote:Cameras in the home are the reason that all the nannies are on their phones like crazy when they take their charges to the park, spray park, pool or library. I cannot imagine that this is a good thing.

Anonymous wrote:You are in my private space, not your private space, paid to be in charge of a helpless human being. Please only whine about privacy violations where it is your own space. You heard it now that you can be filmed so you should know better than to play so hard you end up flashing your underwear. If you do it after reading this then you are being stupid.

Anonymous wrote:AJ shush your mouth what else you're missing you got your sale boo. You're writing on behalf of somebody. I hope you have a better thing to do with your life. Oh by the way thank you .

Anonymous wrote:Tell the nanny you have a camera. 1) It is the right thing to do, and 2) if you see the nanny doing something you don't want her to do, or you see her on the phone too much, how do you bring that up without explaining you have a camera? 3) giving the nanny notice she is being recorded prevents bad behavior. Isn't it better to prevent than to catch bad behavior? I've had two nannies for my children. None of the nannies I interviewed ever said they had a problem with the presence of cameras. One asked that we let her know who has acces to viewing the video (would it just be the parents or grand parents too?). That was it. I have known people who have told their nanny they had a camera, but didn't actually have one. Also, unless you buy the super expensive hidden cameras, they're pretty obvious so I don't see the point in the secrecy.

Anonymous wrote:LOL are you new to DCUM or something??

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Anonymous wrote:You are in my private space, not your private space, paid to be in charge of a helpless human being. Please only whine about privacy violations where it is your own space. You heard it now that you can be filmed so you should know better than to play so hard you end up flashing your underwear. If you do it after reading this then you are being stupid.

If you truly cared about this helpless human being that is your child then you would not outsource its care, would you? The absurd best and safest care for your child is you.

I do the next best thing which is to make money for him to get a college education, be able to support him to 22-23 years so that he/she doesn't become a minimum wage worker, like a nanny.

Then I get a nanny and get a camera to make sure she does her job.

Then I check boards like this to make sure I am doing all that I can, and what I should look out for. I learn that there are some nasty nannies out there that I need to avoid so I look at the camera feed even more to make sure I don't have one of those nannies.

Nannies aren't minimum wage workers sweetheart, and many of us have or are in pursuit of an education. Try having some damn respect for the woman caring for your kid and maybe you could attract a nanny that doesn't require you to work a full time job AND watch her every move. That sounds sad and exhausting.

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Anonymous wrote:You are in my private space, not your private space, paid to be in charge of a helpless human being. Please only whine about privacy violations where it is your own space. You heard it now that you can be filmed so you should know better than to play so hard you end up flashing your underwear. If you do it after reading this then you are being stupid.

If you truly cared about this helpless human being that is your child then you would not outsource its care, would you? The absurd best and safest care for your child is you.

I do the next best thing which is to make money for him to get a college education, be able to support him to 22-23 years so that he/she doesn't become a minimum wage worker, like a nanny.

Then I get a nanny and get a camera to make sure she does her job.

Then I check boards like this to make sure I am doing all that I can, and what I should look out for. I learn that there are some nasty nannies out there that I need to avoid so I look at the camera feed even more to make sure I don't have one of those nannies.

Nannies aren't minimum wage workers sweetheart, and many of us have or are in pursuit of an education. Try having some damn respect for the woman caring for your kid and maybe you could attract a nanny that doesn't require you to work a full time job AND watch her every move. That sounds sad and exhausting.