Children who are raised mainly by nannies?

Question

It seems that there are a lot of families where both wife and husband are working highly ranking full time jobs - which takes up a lot of their time.

Are there many consequences for raising children with nannies? I don't mean that the children never see their parents, but those who receive most of their attention from those hired to care for them.

Do they grow up with a weak relationship to their parents? Are they more likely to act out or disobey?

Answer 1

They just turn out to be brats. They think you can have people do everything for you.

Answer 2

it would depend on the nanny most Nanny's do what they are told to do nothing more or less  and as 4 brats just look at your local school i can bet every one on hear no  at least 1 brat at school its nothing to do with having a nanny ... some kids are alot better off with the nanny as some parents dont have a clue look how many go in to foster homes ..

Answer 3

Take a look at something like Little House on the Prairie.  That mom was out plowing, milling wheat, whatever.  Thats a full time job.  The siblings and old folks were raising the youngins.  And the rich people had governesses, nannies, as you stated above.  

Even today a lot of stay at home parents are consumed with cleaning, cooking, bill paying, (internet surfing :)  and are not paying full attention to the children 8 hours a day.

That said.

I dont think the answer is clear cut.  

Answer 4

Depends. Each family is different.  My cousin was raised by a nanny.  He's 24 now and a very smart, responsible man and his relationship with his parents is good.

Answer 5

Well...

it depends on the type of kid that you have.

i mean, if your kid ALREADY disobeys you then its not the "nannies" fault.

but sometimes if you NEVER seen them then, probably they will because the NEVER had a relationship with you.

But if you spend time with them and they don't disobey you now, they probably wont end up "bad" or whatever.

Hope I helped

-Natalie :)

Answer 6

they turn out like paris hilton

Answer 7

The book Freakonomics addresses this issue.  The answer is no.