Power Struggles Vs. Natural ConsequencesBy Theresea Hugheshttp://www.free-toddlers-activity-and-discipline-guide.com/ When working with stubborn children the last thing nannies and au pairs should do is to get into power struggles. When caregivers try to show children that they are stronger, they are being as immature as the stubborn children. Power struggles teach children to be fearful throughout life […]
REWARDING CHILDREN FOR NANNIES AND AU PAIRS
January 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Sweet Rewards You Can’t Eathttp://www.stvincent.org/NR/rdonlyres/CF830B84-75C2-47F1-9DA7-A6A9EF664AF2/0/SweetRewardsCantEat.pdf Let’s face it, kids are bombarded with food rewards.Win Math Olympics at school – get a pizza party.Win the soccer game – ice cream all around.Come to Sunday school – we’ve got doughnuts! Unfortunately, we have become a society that uses food for much more than fueling the needs of […]
Positive Attention For Nannies and Au Pairs
January 25, 2009 3 Comments
The Power of Positive Attention To continue the conversation about discipline we have posted an article about positive attention below. http://www.daic.org/Tips.html Positive attention reassures children, builds self-esteem, and creates a happier environment for the whole family. [Caregivers] should: 1. Make positive attention specific: Tell [the] child exactly what he or she did that you liked. […]
NANNYGATE DISCUSSED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
January 24, 2009 8 Comments
Our friends in the nanny industry are quoted in the The New York Times. Here is the link to the article below.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/your-money/taxes/24money.html?_r=1&ref=businessDoing the Right Thing by Paying the Nanny TaxBy RON LIEBER The nanny tax issue simply won’t go away. Ever since Zoë Baird, President Bill Clinton’s first nominee for attorney general, withdrew her name […]
WEEKLY TRIP TO THE LIBRARY
January 24, 2009 1 Comment
1-2-3 Magic By Thomas W. Phelan, PhD 1 – 2 – 3 Magic By Thomas W. Phelan, PhD. is a very popular discipline book for caregivers working with children ages 2 to 12. The methods described in the book are easy to master and you can start the program right away. Dr. Phelan explains how […]
CAROLINE KENNEDY NANNYGATE PROBLEMS
January 23, 2009 6 Comments
The New York Post, The New York Times, Associated Press, and Daily News are reporting that Caroline Kennedy dropped her bid for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s old Senate seat because she had tax problems involving a household employee. Could it be true that the same day that one nominee for a position on Obama’s cabinet is […]
NANNYGATE IGNORED
January 22, 2009 4 Comments
Timothy Geithner ApprovedLast week we discussed Timothy Geithner was nominated as Treasury Secretary and that he might lose that nomination for not paying taxes of a former housekeeper. http://bestnannynewsletter.blogspot.com/2009/01/paying-nannies-and-housekeepers-on.html Geithner was approved as the nomination today in the Senate according to the Star Tribune.http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/congress/38141734.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhU6:_0c:QyDiiUiacyKUU By MARTIN CRUTSINGER , Associated Press “The Senate Finance Committee on […]
USING POSITIVE DISCIPLINE FOR NANNIES AND AU PAIRS
January 22, 2009 7 Comments
Positive Discipline By Rory Donaldsonhttp://www.brainsarefun.com/Posdis.html Positive discipline describes a way to reduce undesirable behavior, and increase desirable behavior, by rewarding the positive rather than punishing the negative. Positive Discipline describes an action that is introduced after a desirable behavior so that the behavior will be repeated in the future. Positive Discipline is based on the […]
INAUGURATION DAY FUN FOR NANNIES
January 20, 2009 7 Comments
How Nannies and Au Pairs Celebrate Inauguration Day with Children The Kennedy children had a nanny while living in the White House, Carter hired a governess, and Obama will have his mother-in-law to help care for his children while living in the White House. Ask the children you care for what they hope the new […]
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