Wednesday

Roslyn, LI Christoper Morley Park

August 31, 2006; lunchtime
Two Jamaican nannies with strollers. Sitting and talking. Neither child got out of the stroller at all, although they wanted to. I heard the larger nanny say, "later, later". When they got up from sitting, I thought the children were going to get to atleast run around. Instead they went to a table where the nannies now sat down. Children still in stroller and gave the children lunch. The children did not even interact with each other. They were not even facing each other! These children seemed to be about two years old. One nanny was wearing a red sweatshirt that said "Hoyas" on it and jeans. She was pushing a little boy who was wearing a gap hat. He had dark curley hair and had a bright blue sippy cup with a handle. This nanny seemed to atleast interact kindly with the child. The other nanny was heavyset. She was wearing tight jeans and a white t-shirt that had a nike swoosh on it. She carried a red jansen backpack and was pushing a child in a green striped Jansen stroller. I did not get a good look at the child she had with her, but she was a girl with blondish hair and had bangs. That child may have been closer to three in age. This nanny seemed bothered to have to even feed the child. (It was distracting her from her huge lunch). Both of these nannies were Jamaican, I think as I heard them speak and thought I recognized their accent. Also, the larger nanny had hair braids that were thick and kind of piled on her hair and her an orangish color. I go to this park a lot and I hate seeing nannies come here only to park their butts on a park bench and talk on their cellphones while the child sits in a stroller or is neglected. I don't know if this qualifies but do think the more information employers have about their nannies- the better for their children. (Even if it's good information)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I understand where you are coming from, but as a nanny if you are on a playdate with another child, it is perfectly acceptable to sit back and watch the children play. Play being the keyword, us nannies dont always have to be entertaining the child, if the child is of a good age, 2 1/2 and up and is with other children, the nanny should just patrol the situation, and make sure the children are playing nicely.