Yelling is Your Problem, Not the Child’s Problem

Respect Children By Staying Calm When you yell it is your problem, not the children’s problem making you lose control. It is natural that kids will occasionally “get under your skin.” Yelling at a child for something that is affecting you will not resolve the problem. Before responding to children in anger, take a deep […]

Speaking to Children with Respect

Non-empathetic responses that contribute to feelings of low self-worth in children. Last week we began discussing teaching children to respect themselves and others. Monday we started discussing how children react to being yelled at or criticized. Yesterday, Anne Merchant Geissler, nanny educator and the author of The Child Care Textbook and The Nanny Textbook, explained […]

The Verbal Environment

Making or Breaking a Child’s Self-Esteem Yesterday we began discussing Maria F., a nanny who is disturbed when she sees nannies yelling at children. To continue the discussion, Anne Merchant Geissler, nanny educatior and the author of The Child Care Textbook and The Nanny Textbook, explains how the verbal environment makes or breaks a child’s […]

Nannies that Yell at Kids

Speak Respectfully to Children to Build Self-Worth Yesterday we discussed a nanny named Ariel who is upset that children speak to her without respect. But what about nannies who do not speak respectfully to their charges? Maria F., a nanny in Staten Island, NY has issues with nannies that are disrespectful towards children. Maria says, […]

The Child that is Bossy to their Nanny

Teaching Children to Speak Respectfully “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” — James Baldwin Last Sunday we began the discussion about teaching children to respect themselves and others, (click here to see that post). One of the nannies we spoke to was […]

Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs

365 Ways to Raise Great Kids: Activities for Raising Bright, Caring, Honest, Respectful and Creative Children By Sheila Ellison and Barbara A. BarnettPublished by Sourcebooks, Incorporated. October 1998. Although this book is written for parents it is a great fun resource for nannies and au pairs. It is small in size (fits easily into a […]