We ask our nanny to limit her TV watching when the kids are awake. But we understand that people go stir crazy being cooped up all day, so when they are/mostly are for whatever reason -- bad weather; one of the kids is sick; etc -- we say it's OK for up to 2 hours as long as it's kids programming or the toddler is asleep (DS is 6 months, so whatever) or it's kid appropriate (so game shows or sports or whatever are fine; no curses or violence is really what we mean) and the toddler is fully engaged in something/not actively watching. Seems like a reasonable compromise. She does let DD watch an episode of Daniel Tiger on "indoor days" and she watches the Price is Right while DD is set up with an art project. Works for me.

I think it is illegal in every state to record audio....

Anonymous wrote:Why did someone resurrect a three year old thread?

I don't know.., I guess because it is still a problem for some MB and she did a search.

Why did someone resurrect a three year old thread?

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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.

You're so full of accurate information.

Fixed that for you.

I agree with this 100% and I am a nanny, too.

This is a two month old thread and I hope the OP straightened it out with the nanny. As a nanny I would never allow a charge to watch TV nor would I ever dream of turning the TV on for myself when the children are awake. (I actually never turn the TV on when they are sleeping either but suppose I could). When my charges are newborns, I requested a little instrumental music - classical because I like it - to make the "white noise" in a quiet house but never a TV.

Regardless, a nanny works by house rules the employer sets down - if she is opposed to the rules, she shouldn't keep or accept the job.

Trust me, you need some background noise when you work as a nanny. It can be excruciatingly boring playing with the child/children all day especially if they can't speak. I nannied a 9 month old for a while and couldn't stand the silence. It was such a small house, they wouldn't allow TV or radio on and the baby obviously couldn't speak so it was horrendously boring.