WEEKLY TRIP TO THE LIBRARY What Kindergarten Teachers Know by Lisa Holewa and Joan Rice This book discusses practical and playful ways for caregivers to help children listen, learn, and cooperate at home. I just love that the book is small in size and a quick read. It includes easy-to-follow suggestions about helping children listen […]
KID-CARE SOPHISTICATESBy Andrea Peyserhttp://www.nypost.com/seven/01192009/news/columnists/a_wealth_of_nannies_150816.htm Although we agree that many professionals become nannies (click http://bestnannynewsletter.blogspot.com/2009/01/professionals-that-become-nannies.html) we do not agree with the author that a nanny’s job is not mentally stimulating. Is a nanny’s work not mentally stimulating? Is there really such a thing as an “overeducated” nanny as the author states in this article? Are nannies […]
Power Struggles Vs. Natural ConsequencesBy Theresea Hugheshttp://www.free-toddlers-activity-and-discipline-guide.com/ When working with stubborn children the last thing nannies and au pairs should do is to get into power struggles. When caregivers try to show children that they are stronger, they are being as immature as the stubborn children. Power struggles teach children to be fearful throughout life […]
Shocking Confessions of a Nanny!http://www.momlogic.com/2009/01/3_kids_10_nannies.php When I click on this story and read posts like the one written by this “nanny” I instinctively feel that the author is not merely exaggerating and that much of the narrative is fictional, but that it isn’t even written by a professional nanny. I want to scream, “It’s a […]
Sweet Rewards You Can’t Eathttp://www.stvincent.org/NR/rdonlyres/CF830B84-75C2-47F1-9DA7-A6A9EF664AF2/0/SweetRewardsCantEat.pdf Let’s face it, kids are bombarded with food rewards.Win Math Olympics at school – get a pizza party.Win the soccer game – ice cream all around.Come to Sunday school – we’ve got doughnuts! Unfortunately, we have become a society that uses food for much more than fueling the needs of […]
The Power of Positive Attention To continue the conversation about discipline we have posted an article about positive attention below. http://www.daic.org/Tips.html Positive attention reassures children, builds self-esteem, and creates a happier environment for the whole family. [Caregivers] should: 1. Make positive attention specific: Tell [the] child exactly what he or she did that you liked. […]
Our friends in the nanny industry are quoted in the The New York Times. Here is the link to the article below.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/your-money/taxes/24money.html?_r=1&ref=businessDoing the Right Thing by Paying the Nanny TaxBy RON LIEBER The nanny tax issue simply won’t go away. Ever since Zoë Baird, President Bill Clinton’s first nominee for attorney general, withdrew her name […]
1-2-3 Magic By Thomas W. Phelan, PhD 1 – 2 – 3 Magic By Thomas W. Phelan, PhD. is a very popular discipline book for caregivers working with children ages 2 to 12. The methods described in the book are easy to master and you can start the program right away. Dr. Phelan explains how […]
The New York Post, The New York Times, Associated Press, and Daily News are reporting that Caroline Kennedy dropped her bid for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s old Senate seat because she had tax problems involving a household employee. Could it be true that the same day that one nominee for a position on Obama’s cabinet is […]
Timothy Geithner ApprovedLast week we discussed Timothy Geithner was nominated as Treasury Secretary and that he might lose that nomination for not paying taxes of a former housekeeper. http://bestnannynewsletter.blogspot.com/2009/01/paying-nannies-and-housekeepers-on.html Geithner was approved as the nomination today in the Senate according to the Star Tribune.http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/congress/38141734.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhU6:_0c:QyDiiUiacyKUU By MARTIN CRUTSINGER , Associated Press “The Senate Finance Committee on […]
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