I see a nanny with a two+ year old on and off at a local library where young kids and mostly their nannies like to congregate. I'm a parent and bring my daughter (16 mo) there to play most days but I don't often see other parents.This other toddler will try to play with the kids but will be scolded by her nanny over trivial or nonsensical things, so she disengages and looks sullen. If she tries to pick up a children's book, the nanny immediately scolds her and tells her to put the book down, because books have knowledge in them and must be respected. This kid is going to resent books pretty soon. Again, this is at a library.After the nanny isolated this girl from the other children, she starts to mock her and asks the girl "Why don't any of the other kids like you?" And "you see? No one wants to talk to you. No one will play with you. No one is your friend. Only I talk to you." This girl gets really depressed immediately. Then she goes to the nanny and tries to play with her, and separates from everyone else. This has happened multiple times (basically every time I see them.)In my eyes, this behavior is nuts. I'm around tons of nannies but at worst I've seen them neglect their charges and play or text on their phones maybe longer than they should. This woman seems to be straight up emotionally abusing this toddler. Personally, I don't know much about children or nannies and haven't spent much time with kids in my life outside of recently having my own. My mother is an early childhood development specialist and she witnessed some of this behavior. She was very alarmed.So my question - is it appropriate for me to try to find the parents somehow and let them know the daily happenings here? Or do I just let this go because it's none of my business and it wouldn't be helpful anyway? I've thought about approaching the other local nannies to ask their opinion. I'm not sure what I should or shouldn't be doing.Thanks for any insight. via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2futjJP
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