Weekly Trip to the LibraryBy Maria Lopez, Nanny, Miami Florida Tomorrow Christians celebrate Palm Sunday. On Palm Sunday Jesus entered Jerusalem. On Maundy Thursday was the Last Supper and betrayal. On Good Friday was the arrest, trial, crucifixion, death, and burial of Jesus. Then on Easter Sunday Jesus rose from the grave. You don’t have […]
Weekly Trip to the LibraryBook Review of Everything for Spring: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers of Young Children: Activities for March, April, and May by Kathy Charner (Editor), Joan Waites (Illustrator) Today is the first day of Spring! Did you know that flowers, birds, and rain teach math, science, dramatic play, and language skills? […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs “They say it’s like true love, good help. You only get one in a lifetime.” — Kathryn Stockett Talk about a page-turner! I have never had more trouble putting down a book than the novel The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Anyone who gravitates towards the […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs In the March 2010 issue of Be the Best Nanny Newsletter we discussed coping with common childhood fears. Separation Anxiety: Do any of your charges suffer from separation anxiety? If so, they are not alone. Separation anxiety is completely normal and actually a developmental milestone. […]
Weekly Trip to the Library Tomorrow is Chinese New Year and this is the year of the tiger. The year 2010 is year 4707 in the Chinese calendar. Below, Chinese New Year for Kids by Cindy Roberts has plenty of activities, party ideas, art projects, and recipes to use with your charges for Chinese New […]
Bottle-Feeding for Nannies and Au Pairs When caring for newborns and infants, nannies and au pairs must know how to bottle-feed babies. Even when new mothers feed their infants breast milk exclusively, the in-home caregiver will need to bottle-feed the infant breast milk. And, despite all the values of breastfeeding we have all heard, some […]
Balancing Breast and Bottle We have been discussing the dangers of ingesting BPA a chemical commonly used in baby bottles. This week we started reviewing 12 BPA-free baby bottles. When you work as a nanny or au pair you will often feed infants with bottles (with breast milk of formula), especially when the mother is […]
Weekly Trip to the Library: Feeding Baby Green and Raising Baby Green Yesterday we asked nannies and au pairs if they have thrown out baby bottles that are not BPA free. To continue the discussion of reducing children’s exposure to BPA we recommend two books by Dr. Alan Greene, a leading voice of the green […]
Weekly Trip to the Library On Monday January 18, 2010 Americans honor the great civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a United States holiday marking the birth date of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., observed on the third Monday of January […]
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