Nannies, Is Today a Paid Holiday for You? What Paid Holidays Do You Get Off? We have been posting articles about the new “New York Nanny Law.” Click here to see the article stating that Gov. Paterson will be pleased to sign the bill. Click here to see comments from the article entitled “Wake-Up Call […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Next week American’s celebrate their Independence from Great Britain on the 4th of July. Independence Day is commonly celebrated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, concerts, political speeches and ceremonies celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Get the kids in your care in the mood for the […]
This post was written by CBS News Investigates intern Brian Mastroianni. Deloris Wright worked for eight years as a nanny for a family in New York City. Earlier this year she was fired when she refused to work a nearly 60-hour week with no overtime. “I was so humiliated,” said Wright. “When I spoke to […]
Fun Party Ideas for Nannies and Au Pairs Working on the 4th of July Sara Henderson, a nanny that works in Tarrytown, NY is working at a party with 10 children for the 4th of July. She explains she accepted the job at double here typical rate because it is a holiday. She also asked […]
A Week, Why, Wireless, Wired, Where If you are paid weekly, you will have an extra pay day in July. Take the money from that fifth payday and save at least part of that check. Examine the way that you are using the e-gadgets, the e-conveniences and the e-communications devices you have. Be prudent about […]
There is an article about the NY Nanny Law on the Wall Street Journal blog by Sue Shellenbarger. Click here to see the article. Click here too refer back to our article on the topic. Then answer: How do you feel about the Nanny Law?
After learning that the sunscreen industry isn’t regulated we have some more sobering news to watch out for — lead found in children’s and baby’s foods. On June 9, 2010 the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) filed Notices of Violation of California Proposition 65 Toxics Right to Know law, alleging the toxic chemical lead was found […]
EWG’s Sunscreen Hall of Shame Last week we discussed that the Food and Drug Administration has not finalized sunscreen safety standards since 1978. Therefore the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has reviewed the latest research on sunscreen. (Just type EWG in our search to see the other articles on the topic). Despite the unknowns about sunscreen […]
Weekly Trip to the Library On Thursday we linked to the NY Daily News report of a nanny and a child in her care had drowned in a residential pool. Click here to see that story. With this tragedy on our minds it’s only fitting to recommend two children’s books about water safety for this […]
Make Water Safety Your Priority By American Red Cross After learning about the tragic drowning death of a nanny and a child under her care in a pool yesterday (click here to see the story) it is vital to remind nannies and au pairs of the importance of practicing water safety and drowning prevention. Each […]
