Yesterday, Lynn Wariara started the discussion of potty training. She noted ways to determine if a child is ready to start potty training. Today she discusses how to know if you (the caregiver) are ready to start potty training the child. Ms. Wariara explains that successful potty training is not entirely up to the child […]
Is Your Charge Ready to Start Potty Training? By Lynn Wariara
November 10, 2009 9 Comments
Potty training takes effort, determination, positive reinforcement, and patience. This is one area of a child’s development that cannot be rushed and must be initiated in a delicate manner. A child must never feel intimidated during the potty training process. Ideally, potty training can be introduced to child that is between the ages of 18 […]
What should I do if my charge’s speech or language appears to be delayed?
November 9, 2009 6 Comments
Have You Worked with Children with Speech or Language Delays? Last week we began discussing speech and language development in children. The discussion included baby sign language and Dunstan Baby Language. We also reviewed the book How to Talk to Your Baby by Dorothy Dougherty. Today we start the most difficult discussion of all — […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs
November 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
Book Review of How to Talk to your Baby By Dorothy Dougherty In the November, 2009 issue of Be the Best Nanny Newsletter we discuss How to Talk to your Baby by Dorothy Dougherty. The book describes how to enhance a baby’s language development using a system that incorporates the five proven teaching methods of naming, […]
Dunstan Baby Language
November 6, 2009 8 Comments
Have nannies and au pairs tried Dunstan Baby Language? Have you heard about Dunstan Baby Language on Oprah or while attending Nannypalooza this October? Priscilla Dunstan discovered that every newborn communicates from birth to three months using five distinct sounds that signal hunger, tiredness, need to burp, lower gas, and discomfort. This is regardless of […]
How to Help Babies Develop Language Skills for Nannies and Au Pairs
November 5, 2009 5 Comments
The November 2009 Be the Best Nanny Newsletter discusses speech and language development in children. For example, yesterday we discussed baby sign language with infants and toddlers. Since we will not be publishing articles from the newsletter on our blog the following article is meant as a supplement to the articles already found in the […]
Baby Sign Language
November 4, 2009 8 Comments
Babies can use sign language to communicate before they speak vocally. Using their gross motor skills they can communicate general terms using sign language to convey how they feel or what they want. This month in Be the Best Nanny Newsletter we discussed language and speech development. A fun way to communicate with infants and […]
Election Day
November 3, 2009 7 Comments
Unlike the Presidential election there was no line this morning when I went to vote before work. Here in New Jersey it is a tight race between two candidates for governor, so each vote counts. If you forgot to wake up early and vote before work simply ask your employers if you can during the […]
My Baby Soother Pacifier Recall
November 2, 2009 Leave a Comment
CPSC Urges Parents and Caregivers to Stop Using “My Baby Soother” Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to immediately stop providing “My Baby Soother” pacifiers to their children. The pacifiers were distributed by T & L Trading Corp., of Brooklyn, N.Y. […]
Baby Einstein Shown Not Educational
November 1, 2009 7 Comments
Baby Einstein DVD Refund If you purchased a Baby Einstein video within the past five-years you can receive a full refund on the purchase price. Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood’s 2006 Federal Trade Commission complaint forced Disney to stop claiming that Baby Einstein videos were educational for infants, and to begin denying that they had […]
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