Review of BrillKids Little Reader Review by Maria Lopez, Nanny, Miami, FL I remember when Be The Best Nanny Newsletter posted an article about research that Educational DVDs like Baby Einstein DVDs are not educational for babies, and that children under age two should not have any screen time at all. I remember parents who […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs In Cooking is Cool in the Fall by Cindy Sardo, Mrs. Sheff is a magical teacher who loves to cook with her beloved students each day! She makes a unique collection of books, designed to teach children that cooking is cool! Begin a journey with […]
10 Reasons to Consider a Nanny Who is a Mom by nannyclassifieds.com Finding the right nanny can be a really difficult and frustrating experience and it’s true that some parents go into it with preconceived notions of what a nanny should or should not be like (young and fun or older and experienced). We aren’t […]
Resolving Issues on the Job by Marta Perrone Weekly in my career development class for domestic employees, we review the various issues that have occurred in the workplace to see how to better resolve them in the future. Many of the housekeepers [share] stories of being mistreated. The biggest concern is that they are not spoken […]
Is a Child You Care for Afraid of the Dark? Being afraid of the dark is a very common childhood fear. Here are some fun activities I used with children at an outdoor, overnight camp I worked at with children. We used the following activities to help prepare the children to spend evenings and nights […]
Making Children Mind Without Losing Yours By Dr. Kevin Leman For our October To-Do List we encourage nannies and au pairs to help children deal with fear in healthy ways. Almost all of the comments by caregivers under our to-do list yesterday mentioned that their charges are afraid of the dark or going to bed. Dr. Kevin Leman, […]
October To-Do List: What Are Your Charges Afraid Of? The customs that evolved into Halloween originated as a festival marking the end of harvesting and as a way to placate evil ghosts and to ensure good crops for the coming year. When November 1 was celebrated as All Saints Day, October 31 became Halloween, which […]
Are You a Germ-A-Phobe? If you are the typical nanny, au pair, or parent you likely have considered using shopping cart covers to protect the kids in your care from germs on shopping carts. Despite the fact that shopping carts harbor germs, once you use a shopping cart cover you must launder the cover after […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs This past week we encouraged you to teach children what Autumn looks like, feels like, tastes like, smells like, and sounds like. A common sign of Autumn is the sound of geese honking as they migrate south for the winter. In Goose’s Story, by Cari Best, Canadian geese […]
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