Is it wise to leave the child in the care of a nanny?

It is really hard to just leave your child under the care of a nanny. We have heard news about nannies maltreating the kids that they are taking care of. I guess, we must choose a nanny who is somewhat close to our family. atleast it could somehow help ease the worry every time we leave our kids with them. Also, installing CCTV could be a great help just to make sure that our kids are being treated right with utmost care.

It is never wise to leave our kids with strangers. In the news, even family members could maltreat or abuse the kids. However, for parents who can't afford to be full time with their kids, because of the need to bring in money in the house, then it becomes a necessity and a sacrifice. In that case, we just have to take extra precaution in choosing the right person and also a lot of prayers.

I have experience with this and so I can tell you they can be real witches sometimes. But not all of them are bad. The one I had was so annoying. She used to yell at me like crazy. I was only 3 back then and couldn't take it any longer. That is why, once I threw my mom's foundation bottle at her. She got hurt in the head. But somehow my mom never took her as a threat. Another time, two other nannies stole money and jewelry from my mom's closet and blamed it all on me. They told my mom I took them to just play. My little sister had to suffer more than me though. She had a different nanny who burned her mouth by feeding her hot milk. During that time, my little sister went through a lot of illnesses. The doctor mentioned that it was because of how she was not taken care of.

I agree with you to a point. Everyone is different. I am very picky on who i let watch or keep my children. I am one of those parents that when someone is keeping my child i will leave work to go and pop in just so i can make sure nothing is going on with my child that i should now about. When i had my first child i had him in daycare and it was a in home daycare. Well the place was great when he first started going there and then i went to pick my son up at ten at night and they keep the doors locked there for pertection of the children. I liked that alot but there were windows so if something was going on then you would be able to see it before they would be able to stop it. Well i went at ten at night to pick my son up and a guy come to the door with no shirt on. Yes i understand that it was a in home child care but to me that should not have happen. Not all of the children were asleep. There were little girls there. I didnt like that at all and my son never went back to that in home day care again after that night. But some people are just the greatest with children. Some are even better then some parents. But you have to have trust in order to give some one a chance until they break that trust. I now have a older son and it dont bother me as bad when i leave my children with someone because i now that the oldest son will tell me everything that happens while they were there. Thank you for your response.

Yes,you are quite right,most of nannies,if not whole,can't care for your children wholeheartedly because the children are not theirs,they are just performing their duties,it is human nature,and as we all know,the early childhood is very vital to people's life,childhood's shadow will affect your child's all life,so we must choose nanny carefully,and if possible,spend more time with your children,it is worthwhile.

hello friend In my opinion I think it's okay as long as the nanny is your relatives or you know her backgrounds well. It's not safe to let strangers take care of kids. So the most important thing is that nannies should have good characters, nice and patience... Thanks for sharing Have a great day!

I think that it is okay to leave your child in the care of a nanny if you know the nanny personally like a relative or someone has recommended her to you. But like you said, it can also be risky. My mother in law took a nanny from her province and bring her in the city to take care of her grandson. But we have noticed that this nanny is in fact a bad influence to the child. The nanny likes shouting whenever she is irritated with the kid and the kid after a while learned to shout at people as well. This nanny has even put the child inside the cabinet but said that the child put himself inside. I still do not understand until now why are they keeping that nanny. I have seen that she has very bad influence to the child's behavior.

I have a nanny and i work too, but most of the time im home. The only thing im not sure with nannies is how they deal with my son when no one is around. So we don' leave my son alone with my nanny. Not because i don't trust her but because i want to be sure that my son is safe. Some nannies are nice but really some are not. Yes they had more time with the kids while parents work outside, but the love that parents has for their child is grater than the love of a nanny to the kid... so there should be balance. I don't give full responsibility to my nanny, because at first it's my responsibility as parent to look after my son.

Although nannies are so beneficial for working moms these days, but still parents are the most important factors for the child's development. Parents should take responsibility in bringing up their kids. Child's behavior is very important. If the kids will no longer listen to their parents, there's nobody to blame but the parents themselves.