Giving One Gift to Your Employers’ Family Of the nannies that took our Be the Best Nanny Newsletter holiday gift-giving survey, 59% give a holiday gift to each member of their employers’ family. While 59% of nannies give both the children and parents a holiday gift, only 3% of the survey participants give just one gift […]
Product Review SundayThanksgiving is Thursday. So, for this Product Review Sunday we recommend the Thanksgiving Box of Questions by Box Girls. Your Thanksgiving will be even more festive with these clever, engaging, and entertaining conversation starter question cards. A Thanksgiving Box of Questions also makes a special holiday hostess gift that doubles as a centerpiece […]
An article was just posted on Article Storehouse entitled, “Why You’re better off Using a Nanny Placement Service” By Mark Etinger of http://www.ajaxunion.com/ The author makes good points about nanny agencies being experienced in background checks and knowing what questions to ask in an interview. But I disagree with two points he makes, at least […]
It’s Election Day All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 37 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested in this election along with 38 state and territorial governorships, many state legislatures, four territorial legislatures and numerous state and local races. If you forgot to wake up […]
Does Radio Interview Show Prejudice Towards Interracial Children and Parents? National Public Radio.LEE HILL: Hey, Michel. Well, I think it’s fair to say this week’s parenting conversation made a lot of jaws drop, and it definitely inspired people to get online and share their feedback. Tuesday, we talked to a group of moms who share […]
Nannies, Do You Use the Nap Nanny? According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission about 30,000 Nap Nannys were recalled. Only the first generation Nap Nanny Infant recliners are included. Consumers will be given an $80 voucher towards the purchase of a newer Nap Nanny. A 4-month-old baby died while using a Nap Nanny […]
Mother Mistaken for the Nanny of Her Mixed-Race Daughter by Colleen EganWe posted this link to parentdish web site on our Be the Best Nanny Newsletter Facebook Page and asked if nannies have ever been mistaken as their charge’s mother and got some cute responses. So, we want to know if our blog readers have […]
Should the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter Blog Continue to Allow Anonymous Comments? Vote:“Yes” to Allow Anonymous Comments“No” to No Longer Allow Anonymous Comments To reduce the risk of “flaming” from anonymous visitors, readers of the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter blog have asked that commenters be required to register. Registration would not require any […]
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 […]
The Nanny UprisingBy Jennifer Gonnerman Photo of Angelica Hernandez who sued her former bosses, claiming she was paid less than minimum wage. The Recession Has Been the Ultimate Recruiting Tool. Nannies Who’ve Been Sacked Without Warning are Primed to Fight Back. This week New York State moved a crucial step closer to passing a bill […]
