Weekly Trip to the Library This is a wonderful book to read with kids that are not too young because the book questions if Santa is real. My nanny employer has told me the phrase, “There is no Santa,” will never pass her lips. So, it might be better to read it to older kids who may be questioning if Santa is […]
Weekly Trip to the Library Since the holiday season is the perfect time to teach kids about giving and money management last Saturday we recommended reading Not Your Parents’ Money Book by Jean Chatzky with your charges. One of the author’s most basic lessons in the book is to be a financial success you must: 1. […]
Not Your Parents’ Money Book by Jean Chatzky Now that it is holiday season it’s the perfect time to teach kids about giving and money management. Most books about teaching kids about money are written for adults. But, Jean Chatzky wrote Not Your Parents’ Money Book: Making, Saving, and Spending Your Own Moneyfor children. […]
Weekly Trip to the Library In the spirit of Thanksgiving (coming up on Thursday) I borrowed some books from the library about thankfulness and the many blessings we have, rather than specifically about the holiday of Thanksgiving. I think these are great choices for children to share the spirit of Thanksgiving. Of course if you […]
My Body Belongs to Me by Jill Starishevsky Over the past week there has been tons of media coverage about sexual harassment and sexual assault. Plus, a new survey and a report shows half to 80% of middle school and high school students feel they have been sexually harassed. That’s why for this Weekly Trip to the Library […]
Weekly Trip to the LibraryBy Maria Lopez, Nanny, Miami FL When the editor of this blog and Be the Best Nanny Newsletter told me that the Autumn 2011 Be the Best Nanny Newsletter will discuss the importance of reading aloud to children I knew I had to share a book my mom read to me. […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Here are some children’s books to share about Halloween with children. Click here to see our recipe for candied apples. Click here for our ghost cookie recipe and our meatball bug recipe for Halloween. Click here to see how to make some Halloween decorations. The […]
Mother Goose Books By Esme Raji Codell, Author of How to Get Your Child to Love Reading Every Gosling deserves a good collection of Mother Goose in their nest. Some folks like classic editions they remember for their own childhood such as The Real Mother Goose illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. But to me, the […]
How to Read to BabiesBy Esme Raji Codell, Author of How to Get Your Child to Love Reading We have been reviewing products marketed to teach babies to read and debated about whether babies can learn to read. We all agree it’s important to help teach kids to books by reading to them aloud from […]
Benefits of Reading to Children: The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease One of my favorite experiences working as a nanny is seeing my little 20-month old charge walk proudly out of the library carrying a book she has borrowed for the week. She is so cute carrying her book out of the library, with her chest puffed […]
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