The Pros and Cons of Becoming a Live-In NannyInterview with Live-In Nanny Patricia KingPatricia King is a 23-year-old nanny with a degree in early childhood education. After finding it hard to land a permanent teaching job she decided to move from Sherwood, Oregon to Basking Ridge, New Jersey to work as a live-in nanny. She […]
40 Children’s Pain, Cold, and Allergy Meds Recalled
May 4, 2010 3 Comments
Throw Out Children’s Tylenol, Motrin, and Benadryl A voluntary recall has been issued for more than 40 over-the-counter drugs for children, including Tylenol and Motrin, because they don’t meet quality standards. “This recall is not being undertaken on the basis of adverse medical events,” McNeil Consumer Healthcare said in a statement Friday. “However, as a […]
The Pros and Cons of Becoming a Live-In Nanny
May 3, 2010 5 Comments
Overcoming HomesicknessAn Interview with Live-In Nanny Donna Moore This we week we will speak with four young women that moved across the country to work as a live-in childcare providers. Donna Moore is an 18-year-old high school graduate originally from Birmingham, Alabama that moved to Fairfield, Connecticut for a year to work as a live-in […]
May To-Do List
May 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
May. The very name of the month implies uncertainty and redundancy; may also means may not, even when not stating both. Here are some thoughts for changing “may” into “can.” Thinking of eating better? Do it now. Less fried food. Less processed food. Less salt. More fruit. More vegetable. More high quality food , less […]
Proctor and Gamble Dismisses Dry Max Pampers Rash Rumors
May 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
By Martinne Geller NEW YORK (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble Co called reports that its new Pampers with Dry Max cause rashes and other skin irritations “completely false” as it aimed to contain a public relations threat to its biggest diaper innovation in 25-years. The world’s largest household products company said on Thursday, May 6, […]
The Sleep Lady Shuffle
May 1, 2010 7 Comments
Review of the Good Night, Sleep Tight Book and Workbook In April we began reviewing books that discuss infant sleep methods. There are firm methods like Ferberizing (and Gina Ford disussed in the April 2010 issue of Be the Best Nanny Newsletter) and gentle methods like Attachment Parenting with a whole lot of methods in […]
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