Simple Secrets of Successful People In his book 100 Simple Secrets of Successful People David Niven, Ph. D. explains that transitions intimidate us because everything seems so different. But, even though our work environment changes when we switch jobs, we don’t. In his book the author states that we all need some stability in our lives […]
Suspend: Great Holiday Gift
November 17, 2013 Leave a Comment
Product Review Sunday Melissa & Doug Suspend is an addicting game all about balance that is sure to result in laughter and light-hearted competition. Players take turns hanging pieces from one another and trying not to knock any down. If you do, you have to take those pieces and add them to your pile, whoever runs out […]
The Magician’s Nephew
November 16, 2013 Leave a Comment
Book Review by Kids for Kids Review by Nicolas 10-Years-Old The Magician’s Nephew is a fabulous book is written by C.S. Lewis that takes place in 1900. This book is about a boy named Digory who meets a friend named Polly who plays in a garden next door to his house. They are tricked by […]
Thankful Leaf Wreath
November 15, 2013 3 Comments
Thanksgiving Arts N’ Crafts As nannies one of our most important roles is to help the kids in our care develop positive self-esteem and self-worth. And with Thanksgiving right around the corner, there’s no better time to help kids appreciate all they have. We should make an effort to make thankfulness the topic of conversation during […]
Inspiring Learning Thru Everyday Activities
November 14, 2013 2 Comments
Supporting Success in School at Home Success in school requires support at home. As nannies we have a unique opportunity to teach children in important ways that cannot be taught in school. It is up to us to make learning experiences in everyday activities. We can even help children too young for school to develop […]
Line Dropping
November 13, 2013 Leave a Comment
Art with Kids To help kids develop a love of art history this week I introduced my preschooler the works of Franz Kline. All children begin to express themselves by using line. Given a writing implement all kids scribble and upon examination of the lines the kids draw it is often possible to determine what […]
Beat the Clock: Helping Kids be Responsible
November 12, 2013 1 Comment
Teaching Delayed Gratification Doing homework often requires the mature concept of delayed gratification. We all hate some of our responsibilities, but we still need to do them. That’s why Dorothy Rich of Megaskills: Building Our Children’s Character and Achievement for School and Life recommends setting a time limit on how much time kids will spend on […]
Online Nanny Resources
November 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
https://bethebestnanny.com/ What is Your Favorite Nanny Blog? I hope you enjoy visiting How to Be the Best Nanny Blog regularly. We aren’t the only nanny blog available. There are tons of resources for nannies online but it’s really hard to find blogs specifically written for nannies that post regularly. If a blog hasn’t posted at […]
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
November 9, 2013 Leave a Comment
Book Reviews by Kids for Kids By Jose, 10-Years-Old Do you have a little brother? Well if you do you will be relieved that your brother isn’t like a boy named Fudge. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing is about a kid in the fourth grade with a little four-year-old brother named Fudge who always […]
Super Stuffed Potatoes
November 8, 2013 1 Comment
Cooking With Kids From Kid Food: Rachael Ray’s Top 30 30-Minute Meals Sometimes it’s hard to get kids to eat foods other than peanut butter and jelly and chicken nuggets but Rachael Ray increases the children’s repertoire of foods to include eggplant, succotash, and lots of yummy green plants in Kid Food: Rachael Ray’s Top 30 […]
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