Weekly Trip to the Library This week my charge and I picked up a copy of Yawn by Sally Symes and illustrated by Nick Sharratt at the local library. It’s already one of her favorite books. We started reading it at nap time and now she’s reading it herself to her baby dolls. The book […]
[Continue reading...]Poor Communication is Bad for Your Job and Health
September 21, 2012 1 Comment
Learn to Be More Assertive From The Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Handbook by David S. Sobel and Robert Ornstein In The Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Handbook, David S. Sobel and Robert Ornstein write that evidence suggests that communicating effectively enhances our health and self-esteem, nurtures our relationships, and helps us cope with stress. Healthy communication is the […]
[Continue reading...]Dangers in Feeding a Baby Rice Cereal: Avoid Rice Grown in the Gulf Coast
September 20, 2012 1 Comment
How to Reduce Arsenic in Your DietYesterday we learned that the rice grown from Texas and Louisiana and along the Gulf coast where fields were used to grow cotton a century ago have the highest level of arsenic because when there was cotton there they had to treat the cotton with arsenic pesticides to control […]
[Continue reading...]Tips on How Nannies Can Say “No!”
September 20, 2012 2 Comments
According to the authors of The Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Handbooklearning how to decline a request is an essential life skill. Many of us have a hard time saying no, even when we’re overwhelmed with things to do. We may say yes from an exaggerated desire to please, but in the end we often feel […]
[Continue reading...]Do You Speak Up at Work?
September 18, 2012 1 Comment
Are you Aggressive, Passive, or Assertive at Work? This week we are sharing information from The Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Handbook by David S. Sobel and Robert Ornstein. The authors of the book explain that there are basically three ways we communicate with other people: aggressively, passively, or assertively. Effective communication is usually assertive communication. […]
[Continue reading...]Say No to Say Yes! Are You a People Pleaser?
September 17, 2012 1 Comment
Why We Say Yes, When We Want to Say No We all do it. We say yes when we really want to say no. Many nannies are people pleasers, especially at work. Plenty of nannies have difficulty saying no to their employers because they want to be nice and show their employers that they appreciate the job […]
[Continue reading...]Nanny Etiquette by Lynn Wariara
September 15, 2012 2 Comments
Weekly Trip to the Library Lynn Wariara, author of the new book NANNY ETIQUETTE kindly shared a sample of her book with me to review. The book is merely six chapters and under 20-pages in length. It has quite a few grammatical errors. But, if you can disregard the typos there is some good advice, it’s a quick […]
[Continue reading...]Mandated Reporter or Tattle Tale?
September 14, 2012 4 Comments
Have You Ever Reported Unethical Behavior of Another Caregiver? We all know that as nannies, we are Mandated Reporters and are required to report neglect and/or abuse of children, as should every adult over the age of 18. From a distance we all want to protect children and say we would report suspected neglect or abuse of children […]
[Continue reading...]Do You Use Your Car for Work? Gas Mileage Reimbursement
September 13, 2012 1 Comment
4nannytaxes.com – Updates From The Nanny Tax Experts Kathy Webb of 4nannytaxes.com posted helpful information about Reimbursement of Expenses yesterday. Click here to see the information shared on the 4nannytaxes.com blog. I urge nannies to look to check out the gas mileage reimbursement form available for download from the Microsoft web site that Ms. Webb recommends. Click here to […]
[Continue reading...]Fake Nanny References Found on a Web Site
September 12, 2012 1 Comment
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