Do You Think Parents Choose Daycare Over a Nanny Because Daycare is Cheaper?By nannyagency.net While many parents think that nanny care is the most expensive childcare option available, this isn’t always the case. For families with several children in need of care or parents who work odd hours, nanny care may actually be cheaper than […]
Do Weekly Meetings Really Work?
June 26, 2012 1 Comment
Do Nannies and Parents Really Have the Time to Have Weekly Meetings? Since my first interview with a nanny agency back in the 1990s I have been encouraged to have weekly meetings with the parents to ensure effective communication with my employers. The concept of having weekly meetings is great. If nannies and au pairs have the time […]
5 Pool Safety Tips for Nannies
June 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
What to Know Before Going to the Pool By Monta Fleming of http://www.gonannies.com With the long summer days upon us it’s likely that at some point your charges are going to be begging for a trip to the pool. However, taking the kids to the pool can be a risky adventure if you aren’t properly […]
The Best Sunscreens
June 24, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Good News: EWG’s Best Sunscreens The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has a database with an in-depth analysis of the safety and effectiveness of more than 700 name-brand sunscreens. The database lists products that offer the best combination of safety and effectiveness: they are formulated with the safest chemicals, are most effective at protecting against sunburn, […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs
June 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney Undoubtedly you have heard, “A picture tells a thousand words.” Well, in The Lion and the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney retells the well-known Aesop’s fable of the lion and the mouse, by letting his stunning illustrations tell the story. Pinkney retains to the basic storyline of a ferocious […]
Saying No and Sticking To It About Lying
June 22, 2012 Leave a Comment
Advice from The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitman Yesterday we started sharing advice from the book, The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitman about getting nothing but the truth from children that lie. Today we share her final recommendations for handling children that lie. The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitman discusses all sorts of […]
Do You Care for a Child That Lies?
June 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
How To Get Nothing But the Truth From The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitham Lying starts simply enough. Children learn at an early age don’t easily differentiate fantasy from reality. Their truth and their wishes are all entangled. It is common for a little child to describe something she yearns for as something she […]
Suze Orman’s Advice for the Unemployed
June 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Cut Your Spending Immediately Once You Lose a Job All week we have been sharing advice from The Money Class by Suze Orman. Orman says that anyone who is out of work must understand that slow economic recovery means job growth remain sluggish and that in turn means we could be facing years during which […]
What You Must Have Lined Up Before You Voluntarily Leave a Job
June 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Money Class by Suze Orman Last week we shared a lot of advice from Suze Orman, author of The Money Class. Last week we shared her advice for those who are currently employed. Even if you are working at a great job, at a time of high unemployment Orman suggests we must hope for […]
Get to Work as Fast as Possible
June 18, 2012 1 Comment
Advice for the Unemployed by Suze Orman Even if a job that is “less than” your last job and pays less, I am telling you to take that job! Last week we started discussing important advice about jobs and the economy by Suze Orman author of The Money Class: How to Stand in Your Truth […]
