The Good News: EWG’s Best Sunscreens The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has a database with an in-depth analysis of the safety and effectiveness of more than 700 name-brand sunscreens. The database lists products that offer the best combination of safety and effectiveness: they are formulated with the safest chemicals, are most effective at protecting against sunburn, […]
[Continue reading...]Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs
June 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney Undoubtedly you have heard, “A picture tells a thousand words.” Well, in The Lion and the Mouse, Jerry Pinkney retells the well-known Aesop’s fable of the lion and the mouse, by letting his stunning illustrations tell the story. Pinkney retains to the basic storyline of a ferocious […]
[Continue reading...]Saying No and Sticking To It About Lying
June 22, 2012 Leave a Comment
Advice from The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitman Yesterday we started sharing advice from the book, The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitman about getting nothing but the truth from children that lie. Today we share her final recommendations for handling children that lie. The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitman discusses all sorts of […]
[Continue reading...]Do You Care for a Child That Lies?
June 21, 2012 Leave a Comment
How To Get Nothing But the Truth From The Answer is NO by Cynthia Whitham Lying starts simply enough. Children learn at an early age don’t easily differentiate fantasy from reality. Their truth and their wishes are all entangled. It is common for a little child to describe something she yearns for as something she […]
[Continue reading...]Suze Orman’s Advice for the Unemployed
June 20, 2012 Leave a Comment
Cut Your Spending Immediately Once You Lose a Job All week we have been sharing advice from The Money Class by Suze Orman. Orman says that anyone who is out of work must understand that slow economic recovery means job growth remain sluggish and that in turn means we could be facing years during which […]
[Continue reading...]What You Must Have Lined Up Before You Voluntarily Leave a Job
June 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Money Class by Suze Orman Last week we shared a lot of advice from Suze Orman, author of The Money Class. Last week we shared her advice for those who are currently employed. Even if you are working at a great job, at a time of high unemployment Orman suggests we must hope for […]
[Continue reading...]Get to Work as Fast as Possible
June 18, 2012 1 Comment
Advice for the Unemployed by Suze Orman Even if a job that is “less than” your last job and pays less, I am telling you to take that job! Last week we started discussing important advice about jobs and the economy by Suze Orman author of The Money Class: How to Stand in Your Truth […]
[Continue reading...]What To Do for Dad Boss for Father’s Day
June 15, 2012 1 Comment
Do You Give Your Dad Boss a Card or Gift for Father’s Day? Father’s Day is this Sunday. Nannies and au pairs should not be expected to spend a fortune on gifts for their Dad Bosses. But, if you are an in-home childcare provider it is common to help the children make a card or […]
[Continue reading...]Change Your Attitude Before You Change Your Job
June 14, 2012 Leave a Comment
Do the Work First, Then the Money Will Follow There are Five Job Seekers for Every Job OpeningFrom The Money Classby Suze Orman Great nannies wear many hats at their jobs including, but not limited to: childcare worker, tutor, nutritionist, and personal assistant. The best nannies are willing to pitch-in beyond just basic childcare duties to help the […]
[Continue reading...]You Must Earn Your Raise
June 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
Don’t Ask a Yes-or-No Question When Asking for a Raise Yesterday we mentioned that Suze Orman, author of The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream says you should not automatically expect to get an annual raise simply because of the amount of time you have worked at a job, but to earn your raise […]
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