A-Z Mysteries: The Invisible Island by Ron Roy Review by Mary, 8-years-old The Invisible Island is just one story in the exciting A to Z mystery series. There are 26 books in the series, one for each letter of the alphabet. The main characters in the book are Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose. They go to a picnic […]
Have You Ever Worked for Divorced Parents? By hireananny.com When children of divorced parents need full-time childcare, hiring a nanny can be a feasible childcare choice. In addition to providing personalized and customized childcare, nannies can help divorced parent’s co-parent successfully. Here are 5 ways how: 1. Nannies can provide consistency of care. Children whose […]
How Do You Cope With Stress at Work?Adapted from Monster.com Look at Your Own Attitudes: While it might seem like the job itself is the culprit, experts suggest changing your attitudes and the way you adapt — or don’t adapt — to job stressors. If you’re confident in yourself and positive about the world and open […]
Have Parents Asked if You Can Swim in Nanny Job Interviews? On Beverly Hills Nannies tonight we saw how important it was for Justin to learn how to swim to work as a nanny. He aptly explains that to keep his job he must be able to fit in with the family. If the kids swim, […]
The Last Impression Made by Employees Becomes the Basis for References By Sue Downey, Nanny Whatever the reason for leaving, nannies should be thoughtful and considerate of the children and the parents when planning to leave a job. This may be difficult to accomplish. Caregivers have to be professional, even if they are angry and […]
What Benefits Do You Have? Standard benefits to offer nannies include: paid vacation (two-weeks minimum); paid Federal holidays (at least six-days including New Years Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas); and paid sick and personal days. If the nanny does not use the vacation, sick, or personal days then the nanny […]
The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole Review by Taylor, 8-years-old The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Bodyis one book in a series of Magic School Bus books by Joanna Cole. The Magic School Bus Collectionis also a television show on TV that is really good. I like these books because […]
What’s the Worst Question You Have Ever Been Asked on a Nanny Job Interview? Nannies are supposed to be protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which outlaws discrimination against workers based on race, color, religion, or national origin. Although parents that hire household staff aren’t legally allowed to base their hiring decisions on […]
Five Red Flags From Last Night’s Episode of “Beverly Hills Nannies” Although I have been a supporter of the new reality show Beverly Hills Nannies I finally agree with most in the nanny industry that the show isn’t helping the image of professional nannies for the general public. I think all the nannies casted on […]
What Do You Think is the Difference Between a Nanny and a Babysitter? Many nannies get upset when they are called babysitters. I think this may be due to the fact that the image of a babysitter is a high school student working on a Saturday night for parents who are going out for an […]
