Babysitter or Snatcher of a happy childhood .....
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (3520)
United Kingdom
July 4, 2025 6:36am CST
For several years on tv here in the uk and I know in America .....not sure about the rest of the world, we have seen Super Nanny ....Jo Frost ....helping parents with their children.
She knows her stuff, takes no nonsense from children or parents and the actions she takes really do work.
I saw a video last night that I totally agree with ....as someone who has worked with young children for 40 years and who has a Grandaughter aged 9 and a Grandson of 13.
She says .....
Imagine your child has a babysitter ....
a babysitter that you have brought into their life
a babysitter who is so powerful, they take over your childs life
they think of the babysitter all day
they dream of the babysitter at night
they think about what they will do with the babysitter the next day
they don't listen to their parents or any adult ,,,only the babysitter
they cry or play up if the babysitter is not there
they only believe the information they get from the babysitter
they won't eat unless the babysitter is there
they won't leave the house without the babysitter
Now .....
imagine that babysitter is .....
a mobile phone / laptop / iPad
End of statement .....
This is what I think ....
That is very powerful....
I know and see daily the amazing value of these items
However
I know and see daily the damage that these items do
** what are your thoughts .....
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2 responses
@Ineeddentures (11804)
•
4 Jul
My thoughts.
Much the same as yours.
And I have thought that for a while
@Traceyjayne (3520)
• United Kingdom
4 Jul
When we moved into our house and gave a bedroom over to the Grandkids ....we have them every other weekend ....plus other times ....one of the things we did was to go out and buy loads of board games ....yes, they have their phones and ipads but only for a while ....family time is important , and if they are going to be with us I wanted them to spend time with us , not, technology !
Also they need to learn skills ...social, you can't always win, taking turns, rules, appropriate language.
They are both very artistic so i get art materials from work for them.
We also make sure that we go to local parks for outside time ....bikes, scooters, balls, building muscles, hand eye co ordination, team games .....
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@Ineeddentures (11804)
•
4 Jul
@Traceyjayne
Yep
You are doing everything right
You are doing what our parents and grandparents did for us
@Traceyjayne (3520)
• United Kingdom
14h
I know what you mean ….they know there is a problem and they need help so they call in a professional and then don’t bother to take her advice !
