According to the authors of The Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Handbooklearning how to decline a request is an essential life skill. Many of us have a hard time saying no, even when we’re overwhelmed with things to do. We may say yes from an exaggerated desire to please, but in the end we often feel […]
Are you Aggressive, Passive, or Assertive at Work? This week we are sharing information from The Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Handbook by David S. Sobel and Robert Ornstein. The authors of the book explain that there are basically three ways we communicate with other people: aggressively, passively, or assertively. Effective communication is usually assertive communication. […]
Why We Say Yes, When We Want to Say No We all do it. We say yes when we really want to say no. Many nannies are people pleasers, especially at work. Plenty of nannies have difficulty saying no to their employers because they want to be nice and show their employers that they appreciate the job […]
Weekly Trip to the Library Lynn Wariara, author of the new book NANNY ETIQUETTE kindly shared a sample of her book with me to review. The book is merely six chapters and under 20-pages in length. It has quite a few grammatical errors. But, if you can disregard the typos there is some good advice, it’s a quick […]
Have You Ever Reported Unethical Behavior of Another Caregiver? We all know that as nannies, we are Mandated Reporters and are required to report neglect and/or abuse of children, as should every adult over the age of 18. From a distance we all want to protect children and say we would report suspected neglect or abuse of children […]
4nannytaxes.com – Updates From The Nanny Tax Experts Kathy Webb of 4nannytaxes.com posted helpful information about Reimbursement of Expenses yesterday. Click here to see the information shared on the 4nannytaxes.com blog. I urge nannies to look to check out the gas mileage reimbursement form available for download from the Microsoft web site that Ms. Webb recommends. Click here to […]
What Some People May Do to Get a JobBy WABC-TV New York, NY Eyewitness News
One Navy SEALS’s Memoir of the Mission that Killed Osama bin Laden This 9/11 there is a lot of controversy surrounding the bookNo Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden. The book is written by Mark Owen, (pen name), one of the Navy SEAL’s that raided of Osama bin […]
Childcare Tips for Nannies and Au Pairs By Debra Johnson Providing care for children is an important job that offers its share of both rewards and challenges. Every nanny and au pair has chosen this job because of their love for children and their desire to help them to grow and learn. However, taking care […]
Revenge of the Horned Bunnies by Ursula VernonReview by Myles, 9-Years-Old Revenge of the Horned Bunniesis the sixth book in the Dragonbreath series by Ursal Vernon. The main character is a dragon named Danny Dragonbreath. Danny, Christina, Spencer, and Wendell go to a summer sleep away camp called “Camp Jackalopes” in the desert. Danny’s counselor […]
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