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Am I missing something here - what are the children whom you are meant to be minding doing while you are on the Internet??

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fivecandles · 12/11/2008 19:11

Because I would be livid if I was paying you to mind my child and you were Mumsnetting.

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mumsanutter · 12/11/2008 19:32

Which thread has upset you??

What would you want your childminder to do while your child is asleep??

nickytwotimes · 12/11/2008 19:31

Five candles, would you want them to sit staring at your sleeping child?

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fivecandles · 12/11/2008 19:31

'fivecandles go on the thread/s that has made you cross about this and say these things to the people who are posting on there while minding.'

That'll be this one then!!

There are people here who are childminders who are justifying the fact that they Mumsnet while childminding. I think that's shoking.

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fivecandles · 12/11/2008 19:29

'what do you expect a childminder to do while their mindees are sleeping???? '

Mind my kids?? Isn't that what you're being paid to do?? If you're on Mumsnet, sorry but you're not really giving your full attention to the job are you?

I'd be absolutely bloody livid.

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AstroPup · 12/11/2008 19:29

So what do you think of parents on MN while with their kids?
Adnd PLEASE explain the 'not even while they're sleeping' thing to me.

Bubble99 · 12/11/2008 19:29

But if they are asleep and regularly checked, what's the problem?

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fivecandles · 12/11/2008 19:28

Sorry, but there is no way that I would use a childminder if I thought she was going to be on the Internet instead of looking after my kids (which I was paying and trusting her to do). I'm really quite shocked to see it and see people justifying it.

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flowerybeanbag · 12/11/2008 19:27

fivecandles go on the thread/s that has made you cross about this and say these things to the people who are posting on there while minding.

hullygully · 12/11/2008 19:27

Yeah, but work's really boring, innit.

Bubble99 · 12/11/2008 19:27

fivecandles. Children asleep at a nursery are not counted in ratios. Most nurseries use this time for staff to take breaks. At our nursery they are checked every 15 minutes and a sleep chart is signed. I wouldn't have a problem with a CM using the internet if her charges were asleep, TBH.

That said, I would have a problem if the children were regularly stuck in front of a TV while a CM was mnetting, but if asleep (and regularly checked) no problem.

mumsanutter · 12/11/2008 19:27

When I am working I don't usually use the internet, when I am off then I enjoy surfing!! I find this site very helpful, and if I have a problem during my work day then I quickly ask for help whilst watching the children all the time. My dc call me hawkeyes - usually because they ca't get away with anything!!

Although I like HumphreySuchion's idea, can I get one for me to go into and leave the children to wreak the house!!

guyFAwkesreQuiem · 12/11/2008 19:27

fivecandles - you haven't answered my question - what do you expect a childminder to do while their mindees are sleeping????

Saturn74 · 12/11/2008 19:27

I thought childminders were self-employed?
They can't be "sacked" afaik.

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fivecandles · 12/11/2008 19:25

How would you feel if your kids' teachers were Mumsnetting whilst being paid to teach your kids? They're in loco parentis and have a responsibility to supervise despite the fact that at best it's unprofessional and shoddy. When you're being paid to do a job you should do that job whatever it is. If you find it boring perhaps you should get another but you shouldn't be taking someone's money in order to sit around Mumsnetting any more than I should be as a teacher or even would expect a shop assistant to or anyone else AT WORK.

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marlasinger · 12/11/2008 19:24

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hullygully · 12/11/2008 19:23

What do you think teachers get up to?

guyFAwkesreQuiem · 12/11/2008 19:23

"Regardless of whether they were asleep or not. "

So what you would want your CM to sit and look at your DC sleeping or what? Stare at the walls? twiddle their thumbs?

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fivecandles · 12/11/2008 19:22

I think you'll find that using the Internet for personal reasons whilst at work is a sackable offense and rightly so. Do the parents whose kids are being minded know that this is how you spend your time? If it was my kids I'd whip them out straight away.

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spicemonster · 12/11/2008 19:22

Oh well, I guess we're all different. I pay my CM to look after my DS and I know she goes on the net during the day because she's been trying to sort out the stupid childcare vouchers for me.

And I wouldn't care if she were MNing or reading The Sun online. My boss doesn't expect me to work a 10 hour day without a break and I don't expect her to either.

hullygully · 12/11/2008 19:22

Hunt them down like dogs and KILL them. It's the only way they'll learn.

Saturn74 · 12/11/2008 19:20

Soundproof room and a webcam.

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fivecandles · 12/11/2008 19:20

Like I said, I would not be happy if it was my kids whom I was paying to be minded. Regardless of whether they were asleep or not. If you're paid to do a job esp such an important one I think you should do it.

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guyFAwkesreQuiem · 12/11/2008 19:19

lol @ "happily ignore my own children"

flowerybeanbag · 12/11/2008 19:19

Why don't you challenge those particular individuals you feel are MNing while childminding on those actual threads?

posieflump · 12/11/2008 19:19

god loads of people mumsnet whilst at work
loads of parents mumsnet whilst looking after their dcs
it's quite possible to pop in and out on here without causing neglect

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