Why Nannies and Au Pairs Should Make Homemade Baby Food

Yesterday we recommended the Beaba Babycook Baby Food Makerto make homemade baby food. This upcoming Sunday we will also review The First Years Babypro All In One Baby Food Maker. There are many advantages to making homemade baby food. You can control the ingredients, such as using only organic produce. You don’t add preservatives or […]

What’s Math Got to Do With It?

Weekly Trip to the LibraryHow to Get Kids to Love Math We already have discussed that the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) shows that the defining factor in having academically successful children of parents that work outside the home is the household help that they hire. Click here to see that discussion. We also discussed […]

Nannies Provide Stability for Children During Divorce

Have You Worked for a Family of Divorced Parents? Wednesday we discussed working for a family that practices a different religion. Yesterday we asked if you could work for a non-traditional family. With half of all marriages ending in divorce many nannies are hired by parents of divorce. Cindy Strasheim, Nebraska Cooperative Extension explains that […]

Could You Work for a Non-Traditional Family?

Working for a Non-Traditional Family for Nannies and Au Pairs Since we asked if nannies could work for families of a different faith yesterday and had a healthy response on Facebook I want to continue with a similar discussion and see if nannies would be willing to work for non-traditional families. According to Jan Hare, […]

A Christian Nanny Working for Islamic Family Helps Celebrate Ramadan

Nannies: Would You Work for a Family of a Different Faith?By Melissa Silvester, Nanny, New York, NY Photo of the Al-Zaim family gathered for dinner to break the Ramadan fast. Adult Muslims are required to fast during daylight hours this month as a form of worship. (Justine Hunt/Globe Staff Boston.com) I am a Christian who […]

How Do You Help Kids with Homework?

The Important Role Nannies and Au Pairs Play in Helping Children with School Work School has already started for a few kids in the nation and is about to start for others. Nannies and au pairs are crucial in helping children do school work. Studies by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) show that the […]

Kids Need More than School Supplies to Prepare for a New School Year

How Nannies and Au Pairs Can Prepare Kids with Structure, Energy, Enthusiasm, and a Positive Attitude for a New School Year   By now, you should have a school supply list for the students about to go back to school. They will undoubtedly need pencils, back packs, lunch boxes, and school clothes. But kids need […]

A Week of Children’s Book Activities for Nannies and Au Pairs

Alexander and the Terrible , Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst This week’s children’s book is Alexander and the Terrible , Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. After the book review are activities meant to supplement the story. There is one activity for each day of the work week. […]

Professional Nanny Development Coming to You! Nannypalooza 2010!

Nannies Across America! Largest Virtual Gathering of Nannies Ever Sept 18th and 19th! You are lucky! Something special is coming your way! It is the largest virtual gathering of nannies ever! Nannypalooza – Nannies Across America will be held the weekend of September 18th and 19th. This event is really a group of smaller local […]

Calling All Nannies Across America

Nannypalooza 2010 By Sue Downey, National Association for Nanny Care Nannypalooza is a nanny conference based on the idea that nannies often have to pay for training themselves, therefore it should be inexpensive. It should be high quality and nanny specific. It should be FUN because you learn more when things are fun. It should […]