August 18, 2006
If you have a little boy about 14-20mos, brown eyes and curly dark hair name Jack (or know anyone who does), please read! Today morning (about 11am to noon)at Broomfield Paul Derda Rec Center I noticed a little boy name Jack, wearing greyish blue summer overalls, who was ALONE, wondering around in the Jungle Room. No one talked to him or played with him, and when he saw other children drinking from a bottle or a cup, he would follow them, reaching for the cup and crying. I repeatedly asked outloud :"Where is your mommy?" and when noone replied, directly asked two young ladies (I guess teenagers, early twenties) and after smirking and giggling, one pointed at another and said: "She watches him." "I don't know if he is hungry, but he points at the cup and cries". "He always cries", and she finally got up, roughly picked him up and said coldly "stop crying". Careless, careless nanny for someone else's baby who was obviously hungry! My heart was breaking, but her attitude was "and what are you going to do about it?" I wish I knew Jack's parents so I can tell them how lonely and hurt their child seemed. I would hate for this to be my babysitter. If she is acting like that in public, who knows... She was obviously annoyed with a child. I truly hope I am wrong in my assumption. This message is my way of "doing something" for little Jack, and may be it will reach his parents.
Note: The person who originally posted this thought to use Craig's list too. And she got a response and posted this follow up:
Thank you everyone for caring and for all warm e-mails I received. The best part - it worked! I am happy the "other" girl read my posting and agreed that Jack was not properly watched. When she talks to Jack's parents, they will decide the best way to handle it.
Good to know that so many people cared and would do the same - that makes the world a better place for our children. Thank you, again.
6 comments:
That's wonderful! Good for you that you cared enough for him to come on here and post. I'm a nanny, but I'm also a mom which I think makes me more sensitive to how children deserve to be taken care of. That girl had no business takin gcare of someone's baby if she won't even feed him or give him a drink!
I wouldnt report something like this after seeing it for one day. unless I saw it everyday for about a week. Only because i watch a 2 yr old boy. After his nap he would get a snack and a sippy cup w/ juice. as soon as we got to the park 15 minutes later he would get ices. which was okay by his mom. For the next 2 1/2 hours he would want more, he would go stand by the lady who sold ices, or goto the woman who sold food at the park. or even the popcorn lady. mind you this was a everyday thing. He would have breakfast before i got there, plus i would give him a lil of mine. he would have a good lunch and snack. There would be no reason for him to do this but he does. His mom also knows this since i have called her to tell her, she told me hes a lil moocher.. anyway, my point is thats good the other girl saw this post and told the parents, but it should of been only because she wasnt watching him not because he was crying. If I fed and gave the boy i watch a sippy cup everytime he cried he would be eatting and drinking practically all day..
kids are supposed to be eating and drinking practically all day.
My day care kids have eating times breakfast lunch & 2 snacks and that is when the get thier cups. I dont let them carry cups around the house all day long but i do leave them in the kitchen filled with water
Toddlers shouldnt graze throughtout the day. It will make bad meal habits. Im a nanny and the parents whom let their children graze all day and eat all over and around the house usually do not eat good meals if they eat their meals at all
Shame on the one who said they would not have reported this behavior! It's not the fact that the child wanted to drink, it's how the "nanny" treated him (or didn't treat him!) As a parent the most painful decision I made was where my children would go to daycare, and even though I'm positve I have an amazing woman, some parents aren't so lucky! Thank you for reporting this and giving the parents the chance to decide whether or not this is acceptable.
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