This week we are discussing infant sleep methods. Yesterday we discussed The Baby Book style of attachment parenting. Today we will review another book by Dr. William Sears, Nighttime Parenting: How to Get Your Baby and Child to Sleep. Like The Baby Book this book discusses attachment parenting, and promotes the benefits of co-sleeping as […]
Gentle Sleep Method of Attachment Parenting By Dr. Sears In the April, 2010 Be the Best Nanny Newsletter we discuss the most popular infant sleep methods. The most popular infant sleep methods range from gentle approaches which include attachment parenting when a baby sleeps with the parents to firmer approaches where parents let infants “cry […]
In the April 2010 issue of Be the Best Nanny Newsletter we discuss some of the most popular sleep methods for helping infants to sleep. One of the most important topics about infant sleep is preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).To reduce the incidence of SIDS, the following strategies have been recommended by research scientists […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs If you work for a family who celebrates Easter we hope you had fun this week coloring Easter eggs, making Easter cards for relatives and friends, and helping the parents make Easter baskets for the children by filling empty plastic eggs with candy, money, and […]
By Andrea Flagg, Nanny and Co-Founder of Nanny Alliance of New York and New Jersey In the Fall of 2007 I met with several of the leaders from Nanny Support Groups across the United States while attending Nannypalooza. I admired all the group leaders and how each and every group supported the nannies who were […]
Monthly To-Do List for Nannies File your tax return by April 15th, or file for an extension. If you owe money and do not have the payment, you still must file. Hide view of your driver’s lisence. If you can open your purse or wallet and any bystander can read your name and address from […]
Dear Be the Best Nanny Newsletter,After reading and responding to your post about an abusive caregiver on Monday I wrote and posted the following.Thanks, Lisa Werth How to Do A Behavioral Interview With A Potential NannyBy Lisa Werth As a long time nanny, I’m aware of sad stories involving the neglect and abuse of children […]
Tonight is the celebration of Passover. Passover is a major Jewish festival that celebrates the freedom attained by the Hebrew people following their exodus from Egypt where they had been slaves for either 430 years or 210 years, depending on the scholarly conclusions one follows. During the seder tonight children learn the importance of telling […]
The Best Defense for Parents: How to Safely Hire a Nanny A nanny contacted Be the Best Nanny Newsletter on facebook last week concerned about recent reports of an in-home childcare provider who committed crimes against a child. The babysitter is seen hitting a child on a nanny cam. Here is a link to the […]
Projects for Kids Today is Palm Sunday. Christians celebrate when Jesus came into the Jerusalem walking over the palms laid down by the people, but one week later died on a cross. Folding palms into crosses is a tradition that has been around for many years. Palms are passed out at most churches on Palm […]
