Little tots are scared of the dark, haunted houses, and scary movies on Halloween. But, you can view fun Halloween movies with little kids too. Some great classic Halloween movies for little kids include: It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, Barney’s Halloween Party, and Arthur’s Scary Stories. We also found two NEW Halloween DVDs to […]

You’ve Been Ghosted! This is a fun game to play before Halloween. Have children help you fill up a gift bag or small paper lunch bag with Halloween treats. Add anything related to Halloween into the bags including: Halloween candy, little plastic spiders, and/or rubber Halloween characters. Each bag must include a paper ghost, so […]

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 […]

Article from macon.comBy Amy Leigh Womack This summer we discussed that some nanny web sites have misleading advertisements claiming they have pre-screened nannies on their sites. Click here to see the beginning of the series about misleading advertising. The discussion lead us to share how parents must complete background checks on in-home childcare providers. Click […]

In July we began the teaching children to respect themselves and others. Anna P., a nanny from Bethesda, MD cares for a teen-aged girl that hurts herself. She explains, “I work for a blended family and one of the teen daughters is anorexic. Nothing is more important than helping children develop self-worth and self-respect. Do […]

Jonathan Bender, AOL Find a Job Anne Arnold was fresh out of college and a nanny. She thought she could handle 15-hour workdays and being one of the six servants in an Italian manor. It was when she suspected the family of laundering money that she decided there were easier (and less dangerous) ways to […]

Survey Says Grandparents are Taking Over Child Care in Recession, Expert Addresses Effect on Family Relationships(CBS) Are roles changing for grandparents — from granny to nanny? In a Grandparents.com survey of 10,000 grandparents across the country, 61 percent of those polled said they take care of their grandkids on a regular basis. Twelve percent said […]

Barney™: Let’s Go On VacationFrom Lionsgate And HIT Entertainment When nannies and au pairs plan to travel with two- to five-year olds this summer don’t forget to pack a portable DVD player and the new DVD Barney™: Let’s Go On Vacation. Featuring fun stories never-before-seen on TV, Barney, Baby Bop, B.J. Riff, and playground friend […]

Check out the cute article on Forbes.comBy Joan Indiana RigdonI found salvation in our nanny. How am I going to stay sane and work without her?

ModernMom.comPosted by Newbie Dad – Kelly on June 10, 2009 Nine months ago I became the proud father to a beautiful daughter named Isabella, after a long battle of getting pregnant. My wife and I have been on cloud nine ever since. During our stay at Cedars-Sinai Hospital, I often looked at my daughter when […]