Info on Nanny Cams
There have been thousands of reports these days of
nannies that are abusing or neglecting the children they are being paid to
watch over. Because no education or certification is required to be
someone’s nanny, there is no surefire way to know that the nanny you have
hired for your own child has any experience with children or knows how to
take care of them safely. When you are concerned about the care of your
child, consider getting a nanny cam that will allow you to monitor the
nanny’s behaviors while she is in your home in order to make sure that
everything is safe and secure.
Nanny cams are designed to be hidden – they are
small cameras that are secretly placed in common areas so that you can
record the nanny without her knowledge. As long as you avoid legally
sensitive locations, you can monitor your nanny from anywhere else in the
house, and ensure that he or she is taking care of your child.
Places to Put a Nanny Cam
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Living Room
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Child’s Room
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Kitchen
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Dining Room
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Study
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Backyard
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Play Areas
Good Places to Hide Nanny Cams
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Cut the cover off of a book on a
bookshelf and place the camera inside within a small hole.
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Take out the stuffing of a large
stuffed animal and place it somewhere the child’s room.
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Keep the camera in a plant where it is
unlikely to garner much attention.
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Place the camera outside so that it
monitors through a window.
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Cover the camera with clothes in a
hamper.
Possible Solutions for Nanny Cams
Hiding your nanny cam is not too difficult, but it
takes some knowhow on your part, and may require a little bit of secretive
maneuvering that makes it possible for the camera to be found. Another
option you have is to purchase items that already have a secret nanny camera
placed inside of them, created for the purpose of covert monitoring.
Examples of such items include:
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Air conditioners
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Wall clocks
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Boom boxes
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Copper figurines
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Teddy bears
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DVD players
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Electrical outlets
What is perhaps most impressive about these
pre-designed hidden security cameras is that with the exception of the
electrical outlet, all of these products are 100% functional. Boom box
hidden cameras, for example, are able to play CDs, radio and tapes without
any flaws, so there is no way to know that there is a security camera
inside.
You never want to be caught with a nanny cam,
otherwise your nanny may alter their behavior so that you think they are
acting according to your wishes, or they may quit due to a lack of privacy
and you lose a perfectly good nanny. When you are unable to find a suitable
hiding place for your camera, the pre-made devices may suffice, or you can
simply keep your in house security cameras running and hope for the best.
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