Hello,
Wondering what other nannies but parents also would do in this situation. It's incredibly awkward, but I feel doing nothing is irresponsible!
My charge's best friend is treated terribly by her mother, and I now believe the treatment is bordering on emotional abuse.
I hear reports from her nanny, but I also see it first time whenever I happen to be at their house with my charges.
The little girl is 8, and she has a younger brother, 7. Her brother is the favourite, and the poor little girl is constantly being told she is;
- fat (she is a bit chubby but only because her mother feeds her 3 packets of crisps a day and then berates her for gaining weight)
- not intelligent enough
- worthless (this is all implied in so many ways)
Her mother is constantly screaming at her, in front of anyone who happens to be around at the time. Most recently thing I have heard is her mother telling her, "I must have had the wrong baby given to me at the hospital, I would NEVER have had a child like you".
The poor little girl has recently been stealing things at school, I can only presume as a cry for help and to get some attention.
What would other nannies do in this situation?
Or as a parent, if you observed another parent treating their child this way, would you take any action?