Kids Need More than School Supplies to Prepare for a New School Year

How Nannies and Au Pairs Can Prepare Kids with Structure, Energy, Enthusiasm, and a Positive Attitude for a New School Year   By now, you should have a school supply list for the students about to go back to school. They will undoubtedly need pencils, back packs, lunch boxes, and school clothes. But kids need […]

Nannies and Au Pairs Should Help Children Create a Homework Schedule

Having a regular routine and schedule each school day helps children achieve well in school. Last week we started discussing how vital it is for nannies and au pairs to help childen with homework. Having a regular routine and schedule each school day helps children achieve well in school. The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL), […]

Children’s Books About School

Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs In New Jersey, where we publish Be the Best Nanny Newsletter, we have just started the fall semester of school this week. But for those who started school in August these are still fun books to borrow from the library. I Am Absolutely too Small […]

Nanny and Au Pair / Student Homework Contract

The Homework Contract Kids are back in school and nannies and au pairs can help children complete their school assignments before the parents arrive home from work each weeknight. Developing a homework schedule is vital to homework success. After having a healthy snack and a few minutes to relax and tell you about their day, […]

Nannies and Au Pairs are Homework Helpers

Tutoring and helping children with schoolwork. Studies by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) show that the defining factor in having academically successful children of parents that work outside the home is the household help that they hire. The NAS studies show that families that hire great childcare providers are in a stronger position to […]

Nannies and Au Pairs Should Play Kiddie College to Teach Kids About School

All kids like to play school. All chidlren learn through play. Since little kids already love playing school, playing school with children is an effective, non-threatening way to prepare them for a new school year or a way to learn about how they feel about their new school. Nannies and au pairs should play Kiddie […]