Nanny cam? suspicious of babysitter? Not alone!

As we have unfortunately seen all over television, the web, aol, yahoo, the radio, xm, Sirius, our family dinners there has been an unbelievable upswing in attention to the phenomenon known as the nanny cam. You use to not have to think about or use the word surveillance and your kids names in the same sentence...well its apparent now that you do. Just take a look at the following graph pulled this morning from Google Trends.


Really everywhere you look you either have a mom who clearly wasn't having a great day fire hosing a toddler or you have this Neanderthal Babysitter literally abusing children, It's upsetting and it's not just upsetting to parents its also upsetting to kids.



Its becoming larger and larger just keep watching and we'll keep posting. By the end of the week there will be another whacked out nanny caught on tape. I've got to say that although the number of nanny acts will simply continue to climb the number of idiot nannies will also. Unfortunately this wont change the behavior it will only deter it.

Florida Woman punishes girl with high pressured hose

Babysitter sprays toddler with car wash hose

Nanny Cam Video with Office Star

Ok, so its been a bit of complaining and trying to scare people into thinking they need a security system. Well this is a video that should get people to relax and laugh at themselves. That is if they...meaning you have an ip camera system already.

Note that in the video the Office star is viewing her 'baby' on a laptop...which I'm sure you already knew. That is the amazing thing about IP surveillance and home security! Although they are making fun of it in the Office Elevator spin off...its ture. What do they say about satires...If their making em and they're making em about you...you made it....welcome to the big time IP cameras.

Hiring a Nanny

How to Hire a Nanny

1. Time… You must, must, must know how many hours you need your nanny or babysitter to work before you even begin to look for one in your local papers or online. Way before you even hire a nanny, you should have a general idea of how many hours a week, maximum, you’ll need her to work. If you have a schedule that changes frequently, be sure to mention that up front and be sure your nanny can accommodate that. When your schedule does change or emergencies come up, let the nanny know as soon as you can. This can be especially important with a live in nanny; she may end up feeling trapped or taken for granted in you don’t extend this simple courtesy.

2. Compensation… You must, must, must know what range you are willing to spend of your baby sitter or nanny. Don't be cheap...I repeat do not be cheap. This issue should be decided up front. You should know what you can afford to pay before you start looking. Do your homework. See what type of fees and salaries agencies are getting for their placements. If anyone in your family or even possibly a friend that has a nanny, ask what she pays. A live in nanny generally gets a weekly salary, including room and board. Some families include the use of a car and it’s expenses as a perk. If your nanny must use her own vehicle during her care of your child, be sure to compensate her accordingly. Nannies who live out are generally paid on an hourly scale. Au pairs tend to get lower weekly salaries, but you often pay their travel expenses to and from their country of origin. Be sure to check on all federal and local tax regulations concerning withholding and social security. You and your nanny will have to pay these in order for you to claim her salary as a childcare deduction on your income tax return.

3. Discipline/child rearing issues… You’ll need to discuss in clear terms what is and is not acceptable when disciplining your child. The same should be done for key issues like TV time, naps, snacks, etc. Be sure they are understood from the beginning and check to make sure they are being followed.

4. Vacation Time… You must have at least a rough idea as to how much vaction time your nanny or baby sitter may be looking forward to having. You simply can not have someone who plans on taking months off at a time. That would be utterly useless. do not i repeat do not be afraid to demand long hours and very few extended vacations for your nanny. Remember you are looking to hire them. Now in saying all of that don't take it as i am demanding that you run a muck with your requirements in so far as time as you will need to pay them handseomely for it...remember that. A nanny, like any other employee, needs time off. This is especially key with a live in nanny. Unless otherwise agreed upon, your nanny is not there to baby-sit your child when you go out to dinner or away for a weekend. If you do ask her to do these things for you, in addition to any regular work hours, she will need to be compensated, either with extra pay or with time off during the week. If you ask your nanny to travel with you and your family, you should pay all her costs for the trip (transportation, lodging, food, entrance fees, etc.) as well as her regular salary.

South Korea's military grade nanny cam...meet the SRG-A1.

S. Korea takes nanny surveillance up a notch with the SRG-A1

The Samsung military grade nanny cam. There is so much to say here...but one has to imagine that somewhere off in the not so distant future something like the samsung srg-a1 will be in our homes and offices. Ok, right well obviously it wont be pumping 50 caliber rounds into your lazy babysitter, but it might tell her to watch the milk because its about to boil and hell maybe it could shoot off some bean bag rounds. Ok, maybe not at the baby sitter but at a home intruder why not?

This is the desk launcher on steroids.

With the desk launcher you can pick off any unwarranted advances on your desk or cubicle. It's cute and funny and clearly where samsung is going with there SRG-A1 military grade surveillance device. So maybe they couldn't be sold on the same shelf...or even in the same store but its funny how they are very similar. One just happens to hurl 50 millimeter lead rounds at 5000 feet per second. Well in saying that maybe there not quite the same at all. oh well bottom line

So pretty much this ultimate nanny cam is in fact a Surveillance & Security Guard Robot, which was developed by the fine folks at Samsung Techwin and being funded by the Korean government, has the purpose of protecting the major military base and national strategic site.
The system is designed to replace a human-oriented guards, or your nanny overcoming their limitation of discontinuous guarding mission due to its severe weather condition or fatigue, so that the perfect guarding operation is guaranteed and your babies and well all of your belongings...and pretty much anything you want to protect with a 2 ton metal hurling nanny cam.