Attachment: An Important Part of Your Nanny Job Children thrive in predictable environments, where mealtimes, nap times, separating from their parents, and toileting are dealt with consistently. Daily routines include greeting children in the morning, how the parents leave for work in the morning, how you serve their breakfast, how the kids get dressed, to doing homework, […]
How To Build a Bond with New Charges In our country, shared care is a way of life and how secure a child feels with their nanny is essential. When a child feels secure and cared for by his caregiver, it helps both the caregiver and child in so many ways. The child has an […]
President’s Day Activities Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th in 1809. President’s Day, which is celebrated on the 3rd Monday in February, honors Lincoln and Washington. We recommend nannies and au pairs try share some of the following activities with their young charges in honor of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. George Washington is infamous for telling […]
Product Review Sunday Nanny and au pair friends keep asking me if I like the Gyro Bowl. The name and television advertisements claim it is spill resistant for kids. So I decided to test the claims of the nice looking, colorful, cleverly advertised bowl. I first tried it out on an 18-month-old boy. I put […]
Children’s Book for Black History Month Review by Elizabeth Kennedy, About.com Guide Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fightersby Andrea Davis Pinkney is geared to upper elementary and middle school age children. Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fightersis organized chronologically and covers the lives of ten women: Sojourner Truth, Biddy Mason, […]
Why Nannies Need Written Work Agreements By Tom Breedlove, Breedlove & Associates, LLC A Virginia family began searching for a nanny to care for their new bundle of joy. After an emotionally-draining six-week quest to find the ideal nanny, they hastily agreed — verbally — on a work schedule and hourly rate. The nanny started […]
Spending long work days with children in the house can get frustrating and boring for any nanny and child. That’s why I love taking infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to mommy and me classes, especially in the winter. Mommy and child classes are a perfect introduction to acitivities for kids that are not quite ready to […]
photo from health-family.net Are You Practicing Love?By Lynn Wariara, Author of How To Get The Best Out Of Your Nanny As we share love in this special month, (Valentine’s Day was yesterday), it’s very important, as parents and caregivers to give love to the little one’s that surround us. Love is a medicine like no other; […]
What Are You Doing With Your Charges This Valentine’s Day? Nannies and au pairs can have a lot of fun with their charges without spending a dime of their own money. Although some in-home caregivers like to buy their charges presents and cards I am not even spending my own money on gifts. Instead, I […]
The Number One Cause of Drug Addiction is Medical Prescriptions Given Legally by Physicians We do not know the cause of Whitney Houston’s death this weekend. I can’t make presumptions so in no way am I claiming to know how or why she died. Although I am not reporting how she died, I will admit that […]
