How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Children By Gerald Newmark, Ph.D.

Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs A dear nanny friend loaned me How To Raise Emotionally Healthy Children by Gerard Newmark on my Amazon Kindle Fire last week. The book helps childcare providers to interact with children and with each other in emotionally healthy ways. Although it is a short book, […]

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Nannies Do You Have a Written Contract?

Why Has It Been Harder for Nannies to Find Great Nanny Jobs? This week we have been discussing the results of the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter monthly poll in which we asked nannies why they think it’s harder to find great nanny jobs? Those who participated in our poll answered that illegal immigrants are the number one […]

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Are Unemployed Teachers Joining the Nanny Job Market?

Do You Know Unemployed Teachers are Working as Nannies? We have been discussing the results of the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter monthly poll. We asked nannies why they think it’s harder to find great nanny jobs? Those who participated in our poll answered that illegal immigrants are the number one reason nannies can’t find stellar nanny […]

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Do You Think Most Nannies Are Not Paying Taxes?

Tax Justice Network: U.S. is country with largest tax evasion Why Are Nannies Having a Harder Time Finding Great Jobs? The results of the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter monthly poll show that nannies blame illegal immigrants working at nanny jobs as the number one reason American citizens are having a hard time finding great nanny […]

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Why Are Nannies Having a Harder Time Finding Great Jobs?

Do You Think the Economy is to Blame? This week we are discussing the results of our monthly poll that asked nannies what they think is making it hard for American’s to find great nanny jobs? The majority of survey participants answered that illegal immigrants are the number one reason Americans are finding it harder […]

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Are Illegal Immigrants Taking Jobs From American Nannies?

Why Are Nannies Having a Harder Time Finding Great Nanny Jobs? This month in the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter monthly poll we asked nannies what they thought are the reasons American nannies are having such a hard time finding great nanny jobs? We listed some possible reasons American nannies are having trouble finding jobs including: […]

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Even Skeptics Will Love the Amazon Kindle Fire

Product Review Sunday I never thought I would like an e-reader over paperback or hardcover books. I still have friends that are naysayers about electronic readers too. But, not only do I love my e-reader, I read more now with my Amazon Kindle Fire than I did before I owned it. And, a report by the Pew Research […]

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Children Are Very Important in the Passover Seder

The Table is Set for a Passover Seder When I was a child I was lucky to enjoy both a Passover Seder with family as well as Easter. Passover Seder was my favorite Jewish holiday as a child. Children have a very important role in the Passover Seder. Traditionally the youngest child is prompted to […]

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The Easter Egg by Jan Brett

Weekly Trip to the Library Review by Elizabeth Kennedy, About.com Guide Jan Brett is known for her picture book illustrations and her latest book, The Easter Eggis another winner. A little bunny named Hoppi is very excited to finally be old enough to participate in the Easter egg competition. Hoppi is determined to create the […]

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Remember Your Nanny Is Not Your Therapist

Don’t Put Your Nanny In the Middle By Marva Soogrim of Huffington PostWhen there is dissention between a married couple, the nanny can often be caught in the crossfire. Like any other job where you’re working in someone’s home on a daily basis, it’s difficult not to witness some drama in a married couple’s life. […]

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