do you trust your nanny so much???

i odn't have a nanny but i've heard so many horror stories about some. my step brother always had a nanny when he was groing up. my father told me that he came home once and found my step brother tied to a chair and gagged becuase the nanny thought he was talking too much.

My mom babysit's my children luckily, I don't trust alot of different people with my kids. I did have to use a daycare last year for a little while for my son-he hated it-soon after I took my son out of it the daycare got closed down and i'm not sure why it got closed. But I perfer family to watch my kids. You're right though not all nanny's/daycare/babysitter's are like the one you mentioned above. I've also been on the other end where I was the babysitter and I have never harmed any child I babysat.

I have 2 kids. I was a hands-on mom to my eldest one, translation: I took care of her without the help of a nanny. Now that I have 2 kids, I must admit, I can't manage without any help so I hired a nanny. Despite this, I don't leave my kids to the household help unless someone from my family is there to supervise. I can't imagine leaving my children to the helper the whole day. I've never done that except once when my husband had to be rushed to the hospital. Furthermore, I have heard so many horror stories about nannies--overfeeding/underfeeding, accidents in the bathroom (hot water was poured on the child while he was in the tub), medicine overdose, shaken baby syndrome, physical/verbal abuse, negligence and so many others. Let's face it, if we mothers sometimes loose our patience on our kids, how much more can we expect from the nanny? :)

i and my husband stay takes care of our son. we alternately look after him,we have no one with us in our home. His work is in the morning and mine is in the evening, it is difficult as well if there is no nanny to help us because there are times that our scheds just wont meet.But after reading your post i decided to think it over again if we will get a nanny or not at least this served as a warning for us. thanks

well..the best suggestion is..until ur kid's a bit grown up..just stay with him..probably..the kid's gonna miss mom's nurturing if u dont do dat!!..nanny's or any other baby sitters are all like that..perhaps there mayb a few good ones..but who s willing to take a risk?..remember..give ur child what he/she needs at that tender age!!

It really depends on how much we can entrust our kids to their nannies. But as always, I prefer that a family member is available to ensure that my children are well taken care of. Nanny may be courteous and polite in our presence but she may start maltreating our kids when we're out. It is really difficult nowadays to find a good one. For the past years, I've changed from one to the other for so many times I decided to stop hiring one.