There has been a correction to the Big City column on Tuesday, about the Absolute Best Care Learning Center. Please click here to view the correction. Absolute Best Care Learning Center is a child care placement agency in Manhattan that offers a state-licensed course for nannies. A state license requires licensed teachers, a curriculum reviewed […]
Being a Governess Abroad
October 15, 2009 3 Comments
Another Way for Americans to Experience Other Cultures Yesterday we discussed how Americans can become au pairs abroad. But, only young adults may join the au pair cultural exchange program. Governesses, home school teachers, and teachers (whether young or old) can also teach in-homes overseas. Many American families work and live overseas. The parents may want […]
Working as an Au Pair Abroad
October 14, 2009 6 Comments
For the Cultural Experience, Not the Money Yesterday an American nanny asked for information for becoming an au pair in Europe. Au pairs are young adults who want to travel, learn a new language, experience a different culture, and share their own language and culture with a host family from another country. In exchange for room and board […]
How to Become an Au Pair for an American Family
October 13, 2009 6 Comments
New Article for Au Pairs on eHow.comBy tesora Below is part of a new article found on eHow.com. To see the entire article click here. Step 1Study English. If you will be living with a family in the United States you will need to be able to understand and speak basic English. Most American families […]
Higher Education Commands Higher Nanny Wages
October 9, 2009 21 Comments
Nanny Training By Anne Merchant, Author The Child Care Textbook Further education is a win-win scenario for childcare providers, parents, and children. Research confirms what we all intuitively understand: that superior training and education results in nannies that provide superior childcare. It is estimated that in 12 million households both parents work full-time. This fact […]
Nanny Training Article Made it to NBC
October 9, 2009 3 Comments
Article about Nanny Training made it to NBC. Click here to see the article. Call it babysitter boot camp.Nannies are often the first line of defense when it comes to child rearing for working families. But they often lack any professional child-care training. “My biggest concern was really trusting the person I leave at home […]
Wall St Journal: The Latest Status Symbol? Nanny-Management Degrees
October 8, 2009 8 Comments
The Wall Street Journal posted the following article on their blog: Employing a full-time babysitter or nanny is in itself something of a high-end child-care option. But every high-end option has a high-high-end option—or several—and the in-home care of children is no exception. My Journal colleague Robert Frank, of the Wealth Report blog, wrote on […]
The Method and Discipline to Motivate Children
October 5, 2009 2 Comments
Last week we quoted Dorothy Rich, author of MegaSkills©: Building Our Children’s Character and Achievement for School and Life about motivating children to succeed in school and beyond. Today we list some activities the author suggests using to teach children about time and to help them listen better. The author explains that before children do things, […]
The First Step is the Hardest
October 2, 2009 2 Comments
How Nannies and Au Pairs Can Motivate Children to Try Something New To continue the discussion of motivating children, Dorothy Rich, author of MegaSkills says that taking a first step, the first time doing something is the hardest. She says, “There is a method and discipline in motivation that can be built from tiny, beginning […]
Beyond Nagging
October 1, 2009 3 Comments
What Nannies and Au Pairs Can Do Instead of Nagging Today we continue the discussion about motivating children to be successful at school and in life. Dorothy Rich, the author of MegaSkills asks, “How do we get people to do things?” She continues, “Sports people say they do it with inspiration of heroes to be […]
