surveillance camera at home...?

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Aava.Wong

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i really don't want to get one but my hubby is insisting after what happened this morning.

after waving "bye" to bubba who was standing by the metal gate with helper behind him, i went to wait for a bus to work but realised i had left my purse at home. i rang my helper (who is a bit deaf even though she denies being partially deaf) who didn't pick up my calls so when i got to the lift outside my flat, guess who was standing by the lift? - my son!!

i called out to the helper who was in the kitchen preparing lunch and she quickly picked him up and took him inside. i grabbed my purse and told her to look after him properly! she just said that she'd locked the metal gate before going to the kitchen......i think i was too mad/shocked to say anything else and i was running late to work too.

after breaking 100s of things in the flat, her excuse is always "i didn't mean it to happen!" and that also without an apology but i let it be as long as my son is well looked after. i wish i could afford to look after him myself!

my hubby got vexed after hearing this incident so he is really insisting to get a surveillance camera. i am still kind of against it coz i wouldn't like it if it was me under the spot but he said that it is "mainly" to check how our son is doing! can any of you please recommend me a good one with price and from where i can buy it?

cheers!
 
she is leaving us in 2-3 months as she is getting a HK dependent visa. just need to bear with her for few months. :smile:

(hubby still wants to get a surveillance camera anyhoo!)
 
If I were you, I would just get someone else to look after him, and you said she is staying for 3 more months, I won't just feel comfortable to leave my son with her even a second.
 
What will a camera do for you? Even if you decide to sit at work and watch the entire time, if the woman is careless she will be careless on video. The camera wont help you one bit.

You've got 2 choices: Trust her to do the right thing and leave the little one with her OR you've lost complete trust and seperate the 2. Camera is really not the answer for this.

HC
 
I think the cost of setting up the camera for just a few months will outweigh the benefits. And then what, you can watch her not taking care of your child properly?
Since you already know she kinda sucks, and she obviously has support here in hk as she is getting the visa, i would fire her immediately, and get a professional temp while you process a new helper.
I'm not against cameras, maybe you can just have one anyway for the next helper too. How can we know who to trust with our babies?
 
We have cameras in our home, but we don't use them because we don't trust our helper. It's more for us to see our son when we're not home and miss him, especially traveling. They are great for when you miss him, I would never use them in place of trustworthy help. I love them but we're both at work, we don't have time to monitor and stare at them all day.

I'd say fire the helper now seriously.
 
Hi

A quick walk through Wanchai Computer Center or Golden Computer center up in Shum Shui Po will show you dozens of varieties of webcams and cameras. I'm assuming you are going to want something with some remote functionality (i.e. viewing via the Internet from your office, or over your iPhone or something). You might look around some of these stores, perhaps focusing on a wifi-enabled IP camera. This camera will exist as a stand alone device on your home network (do you have wifi in your house?) and you can set it up so you can access it via a special webpage to see what is going on in your house.

Or you looking for something more discrete, like a teddy bear camera? Not sure where to get those.

I would also urge you to start planning for nanny 2. If you hire someone there is a chance she may have to go back to the Philippines or wherever and get some paperwork sorted, which can take a couple of weeks. You might get one who is allowed to just go to Macau and come back, but sometimes they have to go home first and that takes time.

I also wouldn't be opposed to firing the helper as soon as possible (i.e. when you have a replacement ready). She's not going to get more serious or more committed to her job the closer and closer she gets to the end of her contract. I would expect more incidents like this.

Good luck.
 
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