Nannygate for Treasury Secretary NomineeYesterday we discussed that President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Timothy Geithner, was nominated by President Elect Barack Obama as Treasury Secretary. http://bestnannynewsletter.blogspot.com/2009/01/nannygate-here-we-go-again.html Geithner was supposed to have a confirmation hearing today after learning about his failure to pay self-employment taxes while working at the International Monetary Fund. […]
How Nannies & Au Pairs Should Teach Children About Privacy
January 14, 2009 4 Comments
Safe, Unsafe, and Unwanted TouchesTo continue the discussion of privacy and children here is information about teaching children about safe, unsafe, and unwanted touches. Although there is no medical concern when children touch their genitals, they must learn not to touch their genitals when other people are present. In her article, “Teaching Preschoolers About Privacy” […]
Internet Privacy for Nannies & Au Pairs
January 7, 2009 18 Comments
Nanny and Au Pair Internet Use Do’s and Don’ts: We have been discussing issues of privacy for nannies and au pairs. Using the Internet at work can become an issue as privacy as well. The use of computers commonly pervades every facet of life. Yet, nannies and au pairs may not always have computers available […]
Results: Did the Economy Affect Nanny Bonuses?
January 2, 2009 7 Comments
The Results Are In After posting our article, Did the Economy Affect Nanny Bonuses?, http://bestnannynewsletter.blogspot.com/2008/12/did-economy-affect-nanny-bonuses.html the results of our Best Nanny Newsletter Blog poll asking nannies if their end of year bonus was affected by the economy is complete. Eighty-eight (88) nannies replied to the poll. Fifty-one nannies (58%) answered “No,” their holiday bonus was […]
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