Did You Get a Flu Shot? The single best way to protect against the flu is to get vaccinated each year. On February 24, 2010 vaccine experts voted that everyone six-months and older should get a flu vaccine each year starting with the 2010-2011 influenza season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory […]
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Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. The holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E. To learn all about the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah simply click this link. For nannies and au pairs hoping to share in the […]
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PEACE FOR YOU, AND SOME QUIET TOO! This is the season when it is customary to wish to others the best of all gifts: Peace. The word “peace” can take on many meanings. Peace can mean: acceptance, serenity, tranquility, quiet confidence, and wisdom. Peace is not agitation, rage, yelling, unlimited stress, or violence. It is […]
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What Winter Holiday Does the Family You Work for Celebrate? Does the family you work for decorate a Christmas tree and sing Christmas carols, or perhaps they light the candles on a menorah during Hanukkah, or maybe they eat sweet tangerines and light the seven candles of a kinara for Kwanzaa. Many people celebrate different […]
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It’s officially holiday shopping season. If you work as a nanny or au pair please help other in-home caregivers by taking our holiday gift giving survey by clicking here. Some of the questions you will be asked include: If you work as a nanny or au pair do you purchase holiday gifts for the children? […]
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Product Review Sunday for Nannies and Au Pairs Relight a Child’s Belief in Santa this Christmas, Create a FREE Letter From Santa Imagine the excitement on a child’s face upon receiving a Personalized Santa Letter! Santa can personalize details specific to a specific child including: the child’s name, gender, age, hometown, accomplishment, present, and best […]
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Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Most kids love cooking and baking, and I think most nannies do too! For the past two-weeks, building up to Thanksgiving, we discussed how to help kids be grateful and thankful for all they have. One of our suggestions was to get the kids involved […]
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Surviving the Holiday Gift Glut Now that Thanksgiving is over and its Black Friday, (the busiest shopping day of the year), it doesn’t mean we should stop teaching kids to be grateful for all they have. When buying holiday gifts this season remember that many Americans are out of work. If you have a job […]
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Celebrating ThanksgivingBy Carleton Kendrick, Ed.M., LCSWIn our journey to Thanksgiving we’ve been discussing how to teach kid to be grateful. Here are some suggestions from familyeducation.com. How can we give thanks every day?Keep “gratitude journals;” set aside time for family prayer; try to be more physically affectionate with one another; make an effort to express […]
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The Last Working Day Before ThanksgivingThis is your last working day before the Thanksgiving holiday. We hope you used some of our suggestions over the past few days to help kids appreciate all they have. If not, there’s still time to check out our Eight Days of Thanksgiving series by looking over our posts from […]
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