The Pros and Cons of Becoming a Live-In NannyInterview with Live-In Nanny Patricia KingPatricia King is a 23-year-old nanny with a degree in early childhood education. After finding it hard to land a permanent teaching job she decided to move from Sherwood, Oregon to Basking Ridge, New Jersey to work as a live-in nanny. She […]
[Continue reading...]40 Children’s Pain, Cold, and Allergy Meds Recalled
May 4, 2010 3 Comments
Throw Out Children’s Tylenol, Motrin, and Benadryl A voluntary recall has been issued for more than 40 over-the-counter drugs for children, including Tylenol and Motrin, because they don’t meet quality standards. “This recall is not being undertaken on the basis of adverse medical events,” McNeil Consumer Healthcare said in a statement Friday. “However, as a […]
[Continue reading...]The Pros and Cons of Becoming a Live-In Nanny
May 3, 2010 5 Comments
Overcoming HomesicknessAn Interview with Live-In Nanny Donna Moore This we week we will speak with four young women that moved across the country to work as a live-in childcare providers. Donna Moore is an 18-year-old high school graduate originally from Birmingham, Alabama that moved to Fairfield, Connecticut for a year to work as a live-in […]
[Continue reading...]May To-Do List
May 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
May. The very name of the month implies uncertainty and redundancy; may also means may not, even when not stating both. Here are some thoughts for changing “may” into “can.” Thinking of eating better? Do it now. Less fried food. Less processed food. Less salt. More fruit. More vegetable. More high quality food , less […]
[Continue reading...]Proctor and Gamble Dismisses Dry Max Pampers Rash Rumors
May 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
By Martinne Geller NEW YORK (Reuters) – Procter & Gamble Co called reports that its new Pampers with Dry Max cause rashes and other skin irritations “completely false” as it aimed to contain a public relations threat to its biggest diaper innovation in 25-years. The world’s largest household products company said on Thursday, May 6, […]
[Continue reading...]The Sleep Lady Shuffle
May 1, 2010 7 Comments
Review of the Good Night, Sleep Tight Book and Workbook In April we began reviewing books that discuss infant sleep methods. There are firm methods like Ferberizing (and Gina Ford disussed in the April 2010 issue of Be the Best Nanny Newsletter) and gentle methods like Attachment Parenting with a whole lot of methods in […]
[Continue reading...]A Bad Nanny Caught on TV Show Ghost Whisperer Tonight
April 30, 2010 4 Comments
When a ghost tells Melinda a neighbor’s nanny is a threat to children, Melinda unravels a twisted relationship between the two women, revealing a haunting secret history. Meanwhile Melinda and Jim’s romance kicks into high gear with ‘date night’. LETHAL COMBINATION was written by Consulting Producer Stephanie SenGupta; it was directed by Executive Producer Kim […]
[Continue reading...]A Celebrity that Loves Her Nanny
April 29, 2010 4 Comments
We love when celebrities compliment a nanny, (rather than gossip about them sleeping with their husbands, about the nanny spreading a smear campaign, or a nanny cam abuse story). One such celebrity is Gwyneth Paltrow. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow admits hiring a nanny to help raise her kids was one of the best decisions of her […]
[Continue reading...]Sleep Lady Answers Does It Matter Where the Baby Sleeps?
April 28, 2010 3 Comments
Sleep Myth Buster Kim West is the author of The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight with Joanne Kenen. On Saturday we will review the book that offers a practical, easy-to -follow, gentle, and effective approach to getting children to sleep and sleep through the night. The author explains that many caregivers believe it doesn’t […]
[Continue reading...]Sleep Myth Busters
April 27, 2010 5 Comments
The Sleep Lady Sets the Record Straight In the April 2010 issue of Be the Best Nanny Newsletter we discussed infant sleep. On Saturday we will review The Sleep Lady’s Good Night, Sleep Tight by Kim West. The author, (also known as The Sleep Lady), shares common sleep myth busters with nannies and au pairs.If […]
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