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Pics of charges

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Blondeshavemorefun · 09/10/2014 13:58

more and more I am seeing friends of mine, normally nannies but once a cm post pics of their charges on fb

fwiw i NEVER put up pics of my dc, but i always send pics to mb/db of what we have done - up to them what they do with them

some say boss's allow, others shrug their shoulders - does ofsted have any objections, or is it up to parents what they agree to?

even if boss's did agree and say have in writing, is there any come back to the nanny?

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nannynick · 09/10/2014 14:28

Photo permission form I guess would be used by CMs. Nannies contract may mention it.

Sharing photos with the child's parents is fine but on social media is something I imagine many parents would not be happy about.

drinkyourmilk · 09/10/2014 18:55

I wouldn't, and have asked friends who do to take down pictures of my charges.

chocoholicanon · 09/10/2014 19:38

In my nanny contract I'm not allowed to take photos of my charges, so I'd be in breach of my contract.

NannyWaines13 · 09/10/2014 20:19

I wouldn't post them online at all. I've posted pictures of things they've made but never pictures of them. When I take pictures I email them to their parents and they can do what they like with them.

DearGirl · 09/10/2014 20:27

In my nanny contract I'm not allowed to take photos of my charges, so I'd be in breach of my contract.

As in at all?

I had a mum friend take a photo of me and my last charge when we were playing in the snow - and she added it to FB - wasn't impressed.

MarieSarah · 09/10/2014 20:50

Why put a pictures of your charge(s) on Facebook-well not you OP, but those who do it?

It's like going a step too far, pretending that those children are a part of your personal life, when really, they are a part of your proffesional life. I don't know if I express it well, but it really makes me uncofortable when a nanny I know does it.

There ares ome boundaries and mixing your charges with your personal life is just wrong

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Blondeshavemorefun · 09/10/2014 21:39

thats what i said on one post

the pics i put up are of me/things i do etc for my friends, they dont want to see a pic of my charge

there are prob 6/7 nannies i know that put pics up every now and again, some boss's know but others dont

agree fb needs to be separate from personal and work, hence why i NEVER have boss's on my fb, but i do have some ex employers as now friends

i think having in your contract no pics is extreme, as nice to take photos and send to mb, but dont send them to anyone else and often i delete the pics from my phone once ive sent as i dont want them on there stealing precious space lol

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eurycantha · 10/10/2014 11:57

Hi Blondes
I have always taken photos of my beasties but only to pass on to the parents ,perhaps of the
Children getting certificates or parties and activities.But I would never put the photos on Facebook,My employer does put pics of the children on there but that is up to her .

PandasRock · 10/10/2014 12:08

We have a clause in contract to cover this. Photos are ok as part if a record, or to share with us (concert/achievement, or just fun at the park/whatever) but no other distribution or sharing is allowed.

I would not be comfortable with pictures of my children being put up randomly for people who don't know them to see - it's a bit odd.

Having said that, though , I don't mind when eg other mums at school put photos up which my dc might be in. So that's a slight contradiction I suppose.

PixieofCatan · 10/10/2014 12:58

I don't post them anywhere unless asked. A previous boss asked me to upload a video of her daughter that I'd taken onto dropbox on one of those "only those with the link can see it" type things. She then shared the link with her family because she didn't know how to do it.

It does amaze me that childcarers disregard this entirely though, I ask my employers if I am okay to take photos/videos of my charges, it's written into my most recent contract that I'm allowed too, but it goes onto my PC onto a password protected file and gets sent to them. I would never upload to social sites, especially without first checking!

In my last job it was explicitly no photos, and that was fine by me.

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Blondeshavemorefun · 10/10/2014 13:49

panadsrock that sounds normal, its nice to take pics of what we have done so that mb/db can see what we have been up do

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OldCatLady · 14/10/2014 08:53

I put pictures of me with my charges occasionally (with permission) just as I would put pictures of me and a friend, me and a coworker, me and my brother doing those things.

Though it's usually interesting things, like us on holiday, at the beach, on the London eye, building a snowman etc, not just them playing with Lego or something.

My friends and family know I am close to them and love them, after all I do spend 10 hours a day with them, and they love seeing what we're up to. Though I am VERY selective of my Facebook friends.

nokidshere · 14/10/2014 09:29

Its up to the parents. All mine are friends with me of fb, all are happy for pics of me and their children to go on there and all sign a permission slip saying so. If they don't want me to then I don't do it, the same as with everything else.

TheGirlFromIpanema · 14/10/2014 09:34

I think a mobile provided by the employers for the nanny to use when on duty might be a good idea?

Cheap contract. Nanny can use it to make calls when working/take pics of the charges.

Parents get the pics, nanny doesn't have to use her own phone, everyone's a winner

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Blondeshavemorefun · 14/10/2014 09:46

Most nannies I know have contracts on phone and get unlimited calls and texts so doesn't cost anything to send or contact parent so a phone for me would be pointless

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TheGirlFromIpanema · 14/10/2014 15:20

I was thinking more for the parents benefit iyswim.

They own the device on which pictures are taken/mindee related business is conducted.

Might be daft. Was only an idea on reading the thread

Poledra · 14/10/2014 15:25

I do like to see the photos my CM has taken of the children - otherwise how would I have seen what one 2yo plus a tub of aqueous cream for 5 minutes looks like? She does not, however, post anything to social media.

For the record, DD2 looked like a small, greasy ghost...

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Blondeshavemorefun · 14/10/2014 18:11

poledra

And it's a bugger to wash off as waterproof !!!!

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Poledra · 15/10/2014 14:02

Blondes, I believe my CM's husband was threatening to break out the Swarfega

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Blondeshavemorefun · 15/10/2014 14:18

Pmsl :)

Seriously though how do you get it off??

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Poledra · 15/10/2014 14:35

Wire brush and Dettol, Blondes

I think she spent most of the afternoon in the bath, with lots of bubbles and at least one water change. She'd had a lovely afternoon. I had to throw away the top she'd been wearing.

Callaird · 18/10/2014 13:19

I am guessing that this is partly aimed at me - Blondes although as I explained to you that I had thought I'd cropped the photo to cut my charge out and then deleted it as soon as I realised he wasn't cropped out.

I have a signed permission slip that states that I can take photos of my charges, that I can send them to the parents/grandparents and anyone else who they think would like to see them - including at the moment, her NCT friends who we see a lot of but I cannot post them on-line anywhere unless I get permission from employers. And I wouldn't.

I very rarely put photos of my charges on facebook. I do put up photos and videos of ex-charges who are on facebook already and have said that it is fine. I also put up photos that are good photographically as I have photography mad friends on FB but they only go up with the express permission from ex employers.

The PP who said that we should separate our personal and professional life is wrong imo! I adore my charges, they are much more than just a job to me. They are a huge part of my life and therefore everybody I care about. Saying we should separate them would mean not meeting up for coffee/lunch/a walk in the park with parents/relatives/other halves/friends which we would have permission to do from our employers.

My work families have (and still do) treated me like part of their family, therefore my family and friends are part of their family and I wouldn't work for anyone who treated me any differently!

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Blondeshavemorefun · 18/10/2014 15:47

lol, not just you, there are 5/6 from nannyjob who do it often

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