Cooking with Kids It’s apple harvest time and no better time to pick and serve a terrific variety of apples with the kids. Here is an easy apple cake we found at ehow.com to make with the children. Serve it warm or at room temperature with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream. You Will […]
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Parents Strive for Their Kids to be Happy Perhaps the first question any nanny job seeker should ask a parent in a job interview is if they could wish for one thing for their children what would it be? Once nannies know what the parents desire for their children, they can try to make those goals happen […]
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Wednesdays With Whitney Yesterday was the 1st of October, which means Halloween fever has hit the nation! Everywhere you look there are pumpkins, witches, and ghouls…oh my! Get into the festive spirit with your little ones by making this original take on a classic Halloween figure — Frankenstein. Supplies: Empty jar Glow stick Black Marker […]
[Continue reading...]October To-Do List Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins today — October 1, 2013. All uninsured Americans will be required to have insurance coverage as of January 1, 2014. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), provides a new way to buy insurance through a health insurance marketplace. It’s lets you easily compare insurance options. […]
[Continue reading...]Surround Yourself with Positive Influences: Don’t Let Nannies with Bad Attitudes Rub Off On You I feel like I am finally reaching the salary and professional respect that I have been striving for in the past 20-years working as a nanny. There is no doubt that there is lot of luck is involved in finding a […]
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Product Review Sunday Working as a nanny I love Portable Sand Trays and Little Sandboxes to use indoors or out any time of the year. Most children love the feeling of sand and using a sand table can provide hours of fun. I personally love using Moon Sand because it feels great and makes sculpting objects for […]
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Cooking With Kids It’s apple harvest time and caramel and candy apples are a common treat at all autumn festivals. Caramel apples are easier to make than candy apples and the kids will love dipping apples on-a-stick in caramel and rolling them in toppings (we used chopped peanuts) before cooling. Candy apples are covered in a hard sugar candy coating and […]
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Nannies that Don’t File Taxes Won’t Be Able to Get Government Subsidized Health Insurance (But They Might Qualify for Medicaid) Here are the State-by-State Premiums Under the Health Care Law published in the New York Times. I’ve often tried to explain the benefits of paying taxes to nannies who prefer to be paid in cash. […]
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Wednesdays with Whitney It’s National Nanny Recognition Week (NNRW)! Some recognize the week by a celebration dessert, others by a day at the spa. I think it’s important though to use NNRW to celebrate with your charges all the reasons you love being not only a nanny, but THEIR nanny! That’s exactly what this message […]
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Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins October 1, 2013. All uninsured Americans will be required to have insurance coverage as of January 1, 2014. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), provides a new way to buy insurance through a health insurance marketplace so can you easily compare insurance options. If you have health insurance […]
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