Nanny Cameras
@IshidaMitsunari (1026)
China
4 responses
@Jshean20 (14349)
• Canada
12 Feb 07
I haven't had to make the choice regarding whether or not to use a nanny cam (no kids around yet) but I would think that if I had doubts about the nanny to begin with, I wouldn't hire her. I can understand why people do it though and I would probably consider it myself, as people can put on an act and disguise who they really are! Too often you hear about people who seemed like a regular "Joe" and turned out to be sick in the head.
@firechick72 (167)
• United States
12 Feb 07
sometimes the ones you think are going to be great and you think you don't have to worry about are the worst ones
@firechick72 (167)
• United States
12 Feb 07
I have 5 children and have some very poor babysitters and a few that where mean. I would use a nanny cam to be sure my child is safe. before my experience's with the bad ones I would not but now I am a believer in them if you feel you need them. just my opinion
@firechick72 (167)
• United States
12 Feb 07
P.S. if i see that she is doing good with my child/children I would stop using it because it is kind of a privecy thing.
@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
14 Feb 07
Yes, I would use a nanny camera if I had a nanny. I have never used one yet. I see no problem in using them. You just want to monitor your child to make sure they are safe and stay that way. I am always reading in the paper about this nanny or babysitter doing something harmful to a child. We are monitered by camera when we go in to banks, some grocery stores and other places on a daily bases. So I don't see monitoring a nanny would be any different. I do think if you are going to monitor a nanny. That the nanny should be told up front that they will have their work monitored through out the day.
@babydolphin (536)
• Australia
12 Feb 07
No I havent, and dont know anyone who has used this. However, I certainly understand their point. I mean, they want to know how the nanny treat their kids if they are not around. You know some nanny treat the kids nice and very good in front of the parents but as soon as the parents left, they treat the kid differently, maybe ignore them, shout at them, or maybe in extreme cases abuse your kids. However, not all nanny are like that, so I dont like to prejudge someone at the start. There really is nothing wrong in using a camera to monitor the nanny, because your intention is to protect your kids and make sure that your kids are safe, you dont want anything bad to happen to them etc. I myself, would not use this camera, first its just too much trouble, and second, I want to learn to trust people, I dont want to judge them or have a negative thinking about them before they even done anything wrong. I believe that whatever happens, it is all in God's plan. Well that is my opinion :)
@IshidaMitsunari (1026)
• China
13 Feb 07
Thanks for the comment. I agree that some nannies do treat the children differently in front of the parents. But some parents also treat their children differently at home when their not in public. That doesn't mean the child is being abused. There are signs that a child is being abused or that a nanny is bad. Obvious signs such as your child talking about it, bruises, too many preventable accidents, the child becoming withdrawl, the child is not happy to see the nanny, etc... You don't need a camera to show you these things. If I were a nanny I would refuse to work in a household where a camera was present. It is insulting. Parents need to screen the nanny well and then monitor and communicate with the nanny. She should be more than willing to talk about your child, how they were, and what they did that day. There are other ways to tell just how good your nanny is, I just don't think that parents need a camera. I do respect your answer and also agree that it is important to trust your childcare worker. That is an excellent point! Thanks again for the time you put into this comment! :)
