Sugar Editorial Picks
Sep 20, 2009 -
Nanny cams provide worrisome parents with a bit of relief — especially after hearing some of the horror stories of bad nannies caught on camera. Once it's set up and ready to go, video monitoring parents need to decide if they are going to let the sitter know he or she's being recorded. As long as the mama follows video and audio surveillance laws, she doesn't legally have to inform her child's caregiver of the camera in her own home.
- 13 Comments
Feb 19, 2008 -
It's hard to know who to trust with your child so some parents turn to in home surveillance devices to keep a watchful eye on their caregiver. A friend of a staffer here at Sugar HQ decided to invest in one to ease her concerns about her nanny, despite the woman's great references and clean record. Thankfully, she did.
- 51 Comments
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Mar 12, 2008 -
About a month ago, we did a post about a Sugar staffer's friend who caught incriminating footage of her nanny on a hidden camera. In it, the twin babes had been manhandled, left in extremely unsafe positions and put at high risk for injuries. If you missed it, you can view the video above.
- 25 Comments
Oct 08, 2007 -
I am not a mother, but I do know how hard it is for new moms to leave their children for the first time. Trusting someone to watch your kids while you enjoy a much needed night off, or while you have to attend your husband's work function takes a lot of faith, and most of all, intuition.
So after you've interviewed many potential babysitter candidates, do you truly feel they can be trusted with your baby, or would you feel more comfortable if you could see everything that's going on while you're out?
- 34 Comments
Oct 11, 2008 -
There are over 400 baby attacks every year, particularly against nannies, for whom babies feel no filial attachment. Watch as the nanny-cam captures — not adult-on-baby abuse (thank heavens) — but the still quite terrifying baby-on-adult abuse. They're cute, people, until they attack.
- 1 Comment
May 31, 2008 -
Japanese police just arrested a woman for living secretly in a stranger's closet for over a year — sleeping on a small mattress she brought with her. Considering that this woman was living in a closet for a year, I'm not so sure prisontime will be too bad of a punishment.
The homeowner knew something was up once he noticed food was missing from his refrigerator.
- 26 Comments
Feb 20, 2008 -
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- Lunchtime poll: You win five million but the world is going to end
- whiplashgirlchild wants to know: Which Sex and the City character do you have the most in common with?
- 11 Comments
Oct 09, 2007 -
- Bella Wants You to Name That Beauty Mark
- Hilarious Video: Parenting 101 with K-Fed
- What's Your Favorite Farrelly Bros. Movie?
- Dear Poll: Would You Use a Nanny Cam?
- Fit Advises the Best Marathons for Newbies
- Fight Breast Cancer One Recipe at a Time
- The Amazing $100 Laptop
- Amanda-La wants to know: Who is your favorite Grey's Girl?
- Congrats to WhiplashGirlChild, the Winner of Fab's Diner Dash Challenge
- Commission a Painting of Your Dog
- 3 Comments