Respecting Professional Boundaries for Nannies and Parents When caregivers live under the same roof as the family that employs them children and parents often unintentionally forget to respect their nanny’s time-off. It is common for children to want to play with their caregiver on the weekends. Parents often rationalize since their employee is home anyway […]
When I first became a nanny I thought the most difficult question a child could ask me was “Where do babies come from?” But, after working as a nanny for 20-years I realize that telling the kids about the birds and the bees is one of the easier topics to discuss with the children left […]
Monitoring Kids in the Month of June Here in America, some kids are off from school for the summer already. Summer is a great time to have fun with the kids on a more relaxed schedule. But, nannies still need to work hard and monitor the activities of the kids in their care. Here are […]
The Controversy: Who Makes a Better Nanny? A parent contacted me this week asking for advice about making a hiring decision between two qualified nanny candidates. It’s a controversial problem that has plagued some of my nanny friends in their attempts to find nanny jobs in the past. The parent looking to hire a nanny […]
Study Shows How Babies Learn to Overeat I was always taught that infants cannot overeat or be too fat. But, researchers at Brigham Young University found that a strong predictor of later weight problems are kids who are clinically obese at age two. The habits the obese two-year-olds shared included being put to bed with […]
Being Prepared for an Emergency Make sure the parents you work for have signed an Authorization to Treat a Minor Consent Form which provides you written permission allowing the you to seek treatment, to authorize treatment, and to discuss treatment with health care providers. You will need a signature from a notary public to make […]
How to Wash and Sanitize Toys Babies put everything in their mouths, including their toys. That’s why nannies and au pairs ought to quickly clean toys that the kids put in their mouths each day with a baby wipe or dish soap and water and caregivers need to sanitize all the children’s toys weekly. Don’t […]
Have the Kids Paint a Flower Pot Even though Mother’s Day is on Sunday, there’s still time to make an inexpensive gift with the kids for your Mom Boss for Mother’s Day. Simply let the kids decorate a terra-cotta flower pot for their mother. Unlike most painting projects with little kids you will need to […]
Respecting Professional Boundaries for Nannies: Don’t Drag Your Personal Problems to Work with You Sometimes it’s hard, but nannies should try not to drag their personal problems to work. Children pick up on everything nannies say and do. Parents don’t want to hear their children repeat nasty gossip they overheard from their nannies. Plus, nothing worries […]
What are You Doing for Cinco de Mayo? Ideas from mailjust4me Cinco de Mayo means the 5th of May and celebrates the Mexican Army’s victory against the French at the battle of Puebla – a battle that took place on May 5, 1862. Serve any of your favorite Mexican delicacies such as tacos, fajitas, nachos with […]
