Nanny Cam - Plainview,NY

If you feel you need a nanny cam, you need to find a new nanny!

Molly

Hi J.,

I am a Certified Professional Nanny, (retired), and was a professional nanny for may years. I had the most suscessful relationships with families who respected/trusted me and I them.

If your Mama senses are telling you that you need a Nanny Cam, it's time to listen to your Mama voice and find alternate child care.

I'm a parent coach now, and I tell parents all the time that we are teased by being "over protective", (is there such a thing?), so parents give in and stop listening to that voice, but it's there for a reason.

I would also suggest you examine why you don't trust your nanny, is it something she did or would you feel better if your children were around other staff members? Many parents feel better when their children are in a center setting where there are other adults around to ensure all the kids are cared for as expected.

Good luck to you

R. Magby

sorry, i never had one.

you can get ones that are put into a picture frame? they arent supposed to be TOO bad.

I have one available if you'd like to buy it - i paid about $200 for it - I'll sell it for $100 - still brand new in the box.

Its like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/DVR-Hidden-Wireless-Nanny-Camera-Spy-...

You know when I think about it I am so glad I got this wifi camera thing when I did. You have all this stuff going on in life and putting extra worry on something that you shouldn’t have to is the last thing we need. I can watch my house, kids and property right from my iPhone and that gives me the greatest peace of mind. It will literally send me a text saying something is moving in your house and I can log on right away and see what’s going on- mostly just the kids playing. But you never know especially when you have a stranger watching over your kids. It eases you just seeing the person doing the right- not because they know they are being watched (because they don’t) because it’s the right thing to do. So I seriously suggest checking out this company Spycameras.com. Http:// bit.ly/pvq3oc
P.S. they are very well priced and all the setup and support is free. They literally connect to your computer to set it up.

My dad use a "nanny cam" to watch my grandma in her apartment (upstairs from them) since she falls often and they are still in process of getting a full time caregiver for her, there are times that she's alone in the apartment... she's not supposed to walk around without someone there to spot her, so this is for her own safetly, to make sure she's not walking around, and i think she knows about it.
It is basically just a webcam that he's hooked up to some webaddress that they can tap into anywhere. My dad is really techo-savy though, i'm not sure exactly how he did it.
Depends on why you need it though. I don't really agree with recording people who don't know they are on camera. If this is to actually spy on a nanny, i'd suggest finding a new one if your trust level is that low.

I actually told all nannies and housekeepers that worked for our family upfront that we have multiple cameras through the house and so they are aware and are not to be caught on camera undecent.
But we do not!
The fact that they may be watched made them more aware and honest. They were coming with things like:"I did not had time to dust the book shelves today, but I will do it next time", or "you will see how your son behaved this morning so I was may be raising my voice a bit" so that opens a new discussion....
I am strict with househelp because I see too many examples where mom out of the door - nanny feet on the couch, phone in the hand - and a kid just crawls around, mindlessly. Or the nanny is yapping on the phone and telling the kid to be quiet, or cleans when she is suppose to go to the park and when baby takes nap she is on the phone laying around instead of doing the chores! Many of my friendsneighbors tell me "my nanny is great" and I see her with their child when mom is not around and it makes me shiver!

I also drop by unexpectedly, send my mother to drop by, never tell nanny exactly when I will be back or where I am going so she is on her toes the whole time. I give a list of chores to complete when the baby is sleeping and monitor that it is done when the child is sleeping and when he is awake she must play with him and take him out. I not allow her to wash dishes or do lundry when the child is awake, I assighn books to be read daily and check if it was done, sometimes I sneek around and look in the windows how she interracting with the child.
When nanny knows you are strict - she will perform better.