Click this link to continue the conversation about daycare versus nanny care for toddlers. http://www.boston.com/community/moms/blogs/child_caring/2009/05/how_academic_do.html

Here’s a link to an upbeat, positive article about a nanny working happily in New Jersey found in the Fremont Tribune. http://www.fremonttribune.com/articles/2009/04/28/news/local/doc49f723f3dec46538210090.txtFremont grad works in New Jersey as a nannyBy Debra Jacobsen/Tribune correspondentTuesday, Apr 28, 2009 – 10:49:54 am CDT

The following article can be found at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/ Lose the anxiety, find a sitterwww.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-tc-fam-babysitter-0514-0426apr26,0,4480663.storyBy Heidi Stevens Tribune newspapersApril 26, 2009 Whenever people ask why I chose a group day-care setting, rather than a nanny, when my daughter was an infant, I rattle off answers about socialization and lower costs and wanting my child to learn […]

EntrepreneursThe Most Important Hire You’ll Ever MakeMelanie Lindner, 04.08.09, 6:00 PM EThttp://www.forbes.com/2009/04/08/nanny-parenting-recession-entrepreneurs-management-nanny.html You’re working even harder in the recession, but you have kids to raise too. While computers, smart phones and other gadgets have made us more productive, there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do it all. Hence the 1.3 million Americans […]

Investing Time Now Avoids Legal ProblemsBy Breedlove and Associates With the income tax deadline rapidly approaching, it’s a good time to share a few tax-related tips, reminders and updates – along with some helpful resources for additional information. Investing a few minutes now may help you avoid expensive, time-consuming legal problems. 1. If you paid […]

2009 Health Savings Account Contribution LimitsBy Adam Hyers Yesterday we discussed Health Savings Accounts (HSA). With a new year comes increased amounts that health savings account (HSA) owners may contribute to their plan. HSA’s contribution amounts will differ depending on whether the insured owns an individual or family plan. Contribution Limits for 2009The individual contribution […]

Nannies Take on Extra Duties as Households EconomizeAlong with child care, nannies are asked to do the cleaning, shopping and other tasks once done by others. By Christy Hobarthttp://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/home/la-hm-nanny21-2009mar21,0,7632228.story March 21, 2009 When a nanny with 10 years of experience was let go last year after her Hancock Park employers divorced, she had a hard […]

Below is a link to an situation for foreign nannies wanting to work in Canada.http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/603434 Critics want crackdown as nannies exploitedMarch 17, 2009Robert CribbDale Brazao STAFF REPORTERS The federal government must prosecute nanny recruiters that prey on vulnerable foreign caregivers, say opposition politicians, industry insiders and the nannies themselves in response to a Star investigation. […]

Time-Out Should Not Be Used as Punishment We have been discussing discipline. We have discussed time-outs. We have encouraged using timers to help positively discipline children. Most nannies, au pairs, and parents seem to use time-outs as punishment for children. When children do not behave caregivers often make the children sit in a “naughty chair” […]

KID-CARE SOPHISTICATESBy Andrea Peyserhttp://www.nypost.com/seven/01192009/news/columnists/a_wealth_of_nannies_150816.htm Although we agree that many professionals become nannies (click http://bestnannynewsletter.blogspot.com/2009/01/professionals-that-become-nannies.html) we do not agree with the author that a nanny’s job is not mentally stimulating. Is a nanny’s work not mentally stimulating? Is there really such a thing as an “overeducated” nanny as the author states in this article? Are nannies […]