https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:07:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732258 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:31:25 +0000 Arden 732258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with the PP's. You need to say something.</p> <p>Just mention it casually and move on, but do it the first day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732256 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:30:10 +0000 Beehive 732256@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for your responses! You have given us a lot to think about, and what you are saying makes a lot of sense - my first instinct was that I should probably say something so she knows it's not because we don't trust her, so I think I will just go with that instinct and mention it to her in passing so it doesn't become a big deal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732234 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:13:57 +0000 MamaMoose 732234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsCB: I agree 100%. I would be very unhappy if I found out I was being video'd without my knowledge. And my understanding is if there's sound it's actually illegal not to tell her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732231 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 21:12:19 +0000 Cole 732231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree that you should mention it. Even if for no other reason than maybe she doesn't sit politely while wearing a skirt or in case your lo vomits all over her top etc. I would not be worried at all if a family I work for installed cameras and told me but I would quit, no questions asked, if I found out they were taping me without my knowledge. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732216 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:55:01 +0000 loveisstrange 732216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a former nanny, please just casually mention them. It's not a huge deal, lots of people have them, but it's just the right thing to do to let her know. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732179 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:37:55 +0000 mediagirl 732179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely mention it. Your nanny probably won't even blink an eye about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732168 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:34:29 +0000 ShootingStar 732168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No offense, but I think it's kind of unethical to not let someone know they're being video'd. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732130 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:17:54 +0000 Sugar.Biscuit 732130@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mention it in causal passing. Like when you give her your usual talk before you leave. LO did this, had that, oh btw we installed some cameras. Don't be surprised or take it personal, we love your work, we had been planning on doing this long before you came on but just now had them installed. Then move on to other small talk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732120 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:13:55 +0000 kjpugs 732120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree you might just say why you're installing them and that it was not a result of anything related to her, just to ease her mind! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732117 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:12:25 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 732117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Part of me feels like the whole point of a nanny cam is to make sure she is doing her job. It almost defeats the purpose of the cams if you point out where they are... at the same time it would keep her accountable. I dunno... I guess I am not much help. </p> <p>Just a side note. I had a friend who adored her nanny but put up security cameras because their house had been broken into a couple times. In no way was she meaning to spy on her nanny... until she saw that her nanny was the one stealing stuff and ignoring her baby crying... something she did NOT expect to find. I know that is the expection to the rule but still, it certainly makes me lean toward not pointing them out... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732107 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:07:28 +0000 yerpie110 732107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a nanny cam and told her about it because it's in a very obvious place. We thought it would be weird to not mention it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732099 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:02:58 +0000 Smurfette 732099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would mention them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732091 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:59:39 +0000 mrskc 732091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would just casually mention them. Since they're obvious, it might be weird if you don't say something. Just tell her you like to be able to check in on LO while you're at work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732081 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:53:43 +0000 jmarionsmith 732081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a former nanny, I think because they are going to be obvious it could possibly be taken as a passive agressive move on your part. Like you're trying to say something to her without really saying it. Since you said you love her, I don't think that is the case. But not talking about your reasons for installing them could be misinterpreted, in a negative way. </p> <p>Personally, if my former employer did this I would be offended. Not because of the cameras but because of the lack of communication.</p> <p>Just my personal opinion though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732079 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:52:40 +0000 immabeetoo 732079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep I nannied in college and I'd have been so weirded out if I saw cameras but the parents never mentioned them. I would just point them out and not make a big deal out of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732077 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:50:20 +0000 Bao 732077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm...I think if they are that obvious then maybe explaining why they weren't there but now are would ease her mind. I was a nanny for several years and if there were nanny cams (that I could obviously see) and the parents didn't casually bring it up, like it was no big deal, I'd feel even more weird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/not-telling-nanny-about-nanny-cam#post-732065 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:41:09 +0000 Beehive 732065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our nanny just started and we love her. We're putting up nanny cams this weekend in our living room and LO's nursery so we can see LO while we're at work, and just to make sure everything is generally okay (they're Foscams, so will be very obvious, not anything hidden). </p> <p>I was wondering if people who have put up cameras have not told the nanny they were there. They will be (very) visible, but I'm leaning toward not sitting her down and explaining that we put them up and why we put them up. My mother thinks we definitely shouldn't explicitly point them out. Has anyone gone this route? It seems like many people have told their nanny outright that they have installed cameras. </p>