Reading to Babies In the book Baby Read-Aloud Basics, the authors Caroline J. Blakemore and Barbara Weston Ramirez, explain the importance of reading to babies and using parentese when speaking to babies. The explain, “If you think reading to babies is having a quiet baby on your lap as you read straight from a book, […]
Kandinsky Tree I love the subject of Art History and hope to inspire my Nanny Kids to appreciate art as well. I introduced my three-year-old charge to abstract art by showing her Kandinsky Trees. Wassily Kandisnsky was a famous Russian artist who had a gift called synaesthesia cognate which gives him the ability to hear […]
What Is Your Favorite Lullaby? In an article by Meeri Kim published by the Washington Post this weekend we learn of a study that was published online in the journal PLOS One that babies in utero hear music and recognize it after birth. In the study, babies who had a lullaby played to them regularly while still […]
Professional Boundaries for Nannies and Parents Although working (and living) in someone’s home can be an informal working situation, parents and nannies must always remember they are in a working relationship and are not family. Here are some ways nannies can respect time in their jobs and with their employers. Arrive to Work on Time: […]
A Sense of Lovability is the Core of All Healthy Self-Development In Order to Learn How to Cope with Normal Frustrations, We First Have to Experience Them Nannies often see the parents they work for as down-to-earth, hard working, appreciative, respectful, and loving parents yet worry that they see the children in their care growing […]
Cooking with Kids All kids love mac n’ cheese but here’s a great recipe I found years ago at allrecipes.com that adds ground beef or ground turkey for a boost of protein. It’s a favorite dish of my charges and their friends who join us for lunches or dinners. Parents and nannies ask me for the recipe […]
Are You Taking the Kids Trick-or-Treating? Previously we shared safety tips for Halloween costumes and carving and displaying pumpkins and a safe home for trick-or-treaters. Here are safety tips for trick-or- treating tonight from the American Academy of Pediatrics. For Trick-or-Treating: A parent or responsible adult should always accompany young children on their neighborhood rounds. If […]
Candy-Free Ideas The one thing I hate about Halloween is the hyperactive kids that eat too much sugar. So, I decided to search the Internet for some quick, easy, and healthy Halloween snacks to feed the kids. Please check out the links where I found these recipes. Ghost Eggs: Hard-boil a dozen white eggs and […]
In preparation for Halloween this week have children help you fill up a gift bag or small paper lunch bag with Halloween treats. Add anything related to Halloween into the bags including: Halloween candy, little plastic spiders, or rubber Halloween characters. Each bag must include a paper ghost, so have the kids cut out the paper ghost […]
Respecting Professional Boundaries for Nannies and Parents Parents need time alone to nurture their personal relationship. Hiring a nanny the parents can trust to care for their kids, so they can go out on dates or have some private time without the kids, makes nannies invaluable to parents. And parents in a happy relationship helps […]
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