Do you teach morals differently to boys than girls?
The Casey Anthony trial (and surprising verdict) prompted me to reflect on the way nannies influence the morals of their charges.
It brought up other thoughts too. For example, when I heard that Casey never reported her daughter missing, (but it was her mother who reported her missing after 31-days), I couldn't stop thinking about the fact that nannies are mandated reporters. Nannies must report a missing child, even if the child is the responsibility of someone else. Of course, I know of no nanny that would even hesitate 31-seconds to report a pet was missing, nevertheless a child.
I also will resist the temptation to dwell on the fact that children should not be told about the Casey Anthony trial. It should be obvious to avoid the topic when children are present.
While watching the media coverage about Casey Anthony I was wondering how could Casey Anthony seemingly be raised without a conscience? To wait 31-days to report a child missing, to be out partying while her daughter is missing, to make up lies about an imaginary nanny, has me questioning where was her moral compass?
Is her behavior more shocking because she is a mother, rather than the father or a man?
A common view is that females develop their moral compass via their "heart." It is often said that the line between right and wrong for a woman is developed by her emotions and her relationships.
Males are thought, by some, to establish their moral viewpoint through the "brain." Logic and rules are said to be determinants of the male morality.
Whether these concepts are true is open to debate. Not open to debate is the effect that nannies have on the moral upbringing of their charges.
