Babble

I am a graduate student working on my PhD in Sociology. For my dissertation I am interviewing parents who hire a live-out nanny to care for their child/ren. I am also interviewing women who work as live-out nannies. (I am not interviewing employer/employee pairs). My study has a few requirements...

Generally, I have no problem when I see a nanny disciplining a child. Usually they are gentle and to the point. I have never encountered a problem so severe that it left me wondering if I should or should not intervene, until now. A child I know has a bit of a biting and hitting problem. This child is...