Respecting Professional Boundaries Being flexible and having an attitude of helpfulness is essential to being a successful nanny. But, when pitching-in becomes expected and nannies do more and more chores increasing their job duties, without extra compensation, they often burn-out and become resentful. When employers commonly require increasing amounts of work, relative to the normal […]
Fishing for Rhymes
September 21, 2016 Leave a Comment
Creative Card Game Use index cards to create a deck of rhyming cards. The deck should be made up of at least 15 rhyming pairs (see our list below). Write one word per card. When the deck is complete, pass out four cards to each player. Explain that the object of the game is to […]
6 Gifts to Give Your Nanny This Week
September 18, 2016 Leave a Comment
National Nanny Recognition Week Doesn’t Have to Cost Much Since 1998, the last week in September has been marked as National Nanny Recognition Week. It doesn’t take much to feel appreciated by my Nanny Family. I confess, it makes me feel great when they say “Thank You,” “Have a great day,” or simply do random […]
International Red Panda Day
September 17, 2016 Leave a Comment
Red Panda Activities My youngest Nanny Kid loves visiting the red panda at the local zoo. Since today is International Red Panda Day she made a red panda out of paper plates, pastels, and paper. Click here to print a work sheet about red pandas, print out a bunch of free red panda coloring pages by clicking […]
Lava Lamp: Oil and Water Don’t Mix
September 14, 2016 Leave a Comment
Easy Science Project Oil and water do not mix. After making the lava lamp, even if the kids try to shake up the bottle, the oil breaks up into small little drops, but it doesn’t mix with the water. When they add the Alka-Seltzer tablet it will react with the water to make tiny bubbles […]
How to Land Your First Nanny Job
September 12, 2016 1 Comment
So You Want to Be a Nanny? Whether you have been out of the workforce raising your own family and are ready to work again, want to change careers, or starting your first job fresh out of high school or college, here are some tips to finding your first nanny job. 1. Education: Education and […]
Happy Grandparents Day Tree
September 7, 2016 Leave a Comment
Creative Wednesdays National Grandparents Day originated with Marian McQuade, a housewife in West Virginia. Her primary motivation was to champion the cause of lonely elderly in nursing homes. She also hoped to persuade grandchildren to tap the wisdom and heritage their grandparents could provide. President Jimmy Carter, in 1978, proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would […]
Baby Shusher
September 4, 2016 Leave a Comment
Products Nannies Love The Baby Shusher uses the ancient and Doctor-tested technique to help soothe a fussy baby. The Baby Shusher uses the parenting technique made popular by Dr. Harbey Karp in The Happiest Baby on the Block book called shushing. It is actually very noisy in the womb. The rhythmic shush of the Baby Shusher makes them […]
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