BScarr

To those that asked, the carer was very young and did not appear to be a 'parent' from my perspective. When I spoke to the carer, she confirmed this and told me she was the nanny.

Thank you for you point, I have edited the message to remove personal details.

As a mother, I know that children have tantrums ALL the time and normally I feel for the parents when I witness such scenes. However, in this instance it was clear that the child was very distressed and had absolutely no connection to the nanny. My purpose in posting this to let the parents know to check in with the child if everything is ok. I am not trying to point fingers. The nanny appeared very inattentive of a 3.5/4yr old girl. I saw them on 3 x occasions walking around Northcross Road, Lordship Lane & then Goose Green play ground. The girl was extremely distressed and seemed fearful of nanny. Another group of parents commented on the way the nanny spoke to the child when they walked passed her. Nanny seemed stone faced and glued to her phone. I then bumped into them in Goose Green park and the girl was crying in a corner, almost inconsolable. The nanny was on opposite side of park completely ignoring child on her phone. It is hard to ignore a sobbing child in any park and as I had already seen them around the area I glanced around to look for the nanny. I went over to ask if the girl was ok and where her mummy was, but she was too shy to talk. The nanny then suddenly appeared. The nanny made no effort to console child or reach out to her. I did make a comment to the nanny about ignoring the child and her response was that the child is 'like this all the time'. I suggested that she needed to put her phone away and focus on the child. So, she sat next to her arms crossed, but still completely ignoring her. The nanny clearly knew she was in the wrong. For the rest of the time I was in the park, she followed the child and did not have her phone out. But there was almost no interaction between the two. I have debated about posting this, but if my own children were ever in this position I would dismiss the nanny immediately. It wasn't that there was outward signs of abuse but it was the emotional wellbeing of the child I was concerned for. I am aware that I do not know the 'whole' story and perhaps there are other factors involved to explain away the behaviour/attitude. BUT I bumped into this nanny on 3 separate occasions in one day and in every single one the child was distressed. So much so that other parents were commenting on it. This to me is alarm bells. Girl was about 3.5/4yr, not school age but older than most kids in park. She had dark shoulder length hair. Very pretty and riding a bike. If you want further information on the nanny etc. please PM

Hello, I am based in East Dulwich border in Nunhead and looking for a cleaner. Perhaps 2 mornings a week. Please could you let me know if you are available and what your hourly rate is? Many thanks, Bea