What Parents Need to Know to Feel Comfortable with a CaregiverIn the book Touchpoints the Essential Reference, T. Berry Brazelton, M. D, explains, “We are all aware of how critical a nurturing environment can be to a small child, and that separation from a parent is traumatic in itself.” But what about when the parent […]
[Continue reading...]The Jealous Parent
September 24, 2009 6 Comments
The Nanny or Au Pair and Parent RelationshipThe relationship between a parent and nanny (or au pair) is just as important as the relationship between the caregiver and the child. Although caring for children is a nanny’s top priority, if the caregiver cannot communicate effectively with the parents, or help raise the children as the […]
[Continue reading...]Nannies, What’s Your Advice for Weaning Children Off the Pacifier?
September 23, 2009 12 Comments
Pat Cascio, Owner of Morningside Nannies in Houston, Texas and The Association of Premier Nanny Agencies 2008 Agency of the Year award winner emailed Be the Best Nanny Newsletter stating, “I would love to hear what professional nannies have to say about giving up the pacifier by age two.” Well known pediatrician and author of […]
[Continue reading...]Bill would require background checks on people who work inside other’s homes
September 22, 2009 6 Comments
Article from macon.comBy Amy Leigh Womack This summer we discussed that some nanny web sites have misleading advertisements claiming they have pre-screened nannies on their sites. Click here to see the beginning of the series about misleading advertising. The discussion lead us to share how parents must complete background checks on in-home childcare providers. Click […]
[Continue reading...]HEALTH INSURANCE FOR NANNIES — AN UPDATE
September 21, 2009 12 Comments
What Should a Nanny Interested in Obtaining Health Insurance Do? By Richard A. Eisenberg, CLUY, ChFC, CLTC of Eisenberg Associates Health insurance options for nannies as they exist right now. Everyone interested in health insurance has been following the national debate on health reform. Nannies have a special interest in the outcome, since almost all […]
[Continue reading...]National Nanny Recognition Week
September 20, 2009 13 Comments
September 20 – 26, 2009National Nanny Recognition Week (NNRW) was started in 1998 by a group of nanny industry professionals to promote and honor professional nannies. In 1999, the National Association of Nannies took the lead with NNRW, and held it the last week in September. In 2007, the Association of Professional Nannies took over […]
[Continue reading...]MegaSkills for Babies, Toddlers, and Beyond
September 19, 2009 5 Comments
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs Book Review of MegaSkills for Babies, Toddlers, and BeyondBy Dorothy Rich and Beverly Mattox MegaSkills are the attitudes, the behaviors, the habits that determine achievement in school and beyond. The work of the MegaSkills is to build success for children, parents, and teachers (nannies and […]
[Continue reading...]Nannies and Au Pairs Should Help Children Create a Homework Schedule
September 18, 2009 8 Comments
Having a regular routine and schedule each school day helps children achieve well in school. Last week we started discussing how vital it is for nannies and au pairs to help childen with homework. Having a regular routine and schedule each school day helps children achieve well in school. The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL), […]
[Continue reading...]The Nanny Nation
September 17, 2009 3 Comments
Two Final Notes on Healthcare ReformBy Polly Sci Whenever I google the term “Nanny” I find more links to political blogs, than to blogs written for in-home childcare providers. Some opponents of healthcare changes express disdain for all government intervention in an individuals life by describing proposed changes in healthcare as the spread of a […]
[Continue reading...]Nannies and Healthcare Reform Part IV
September 15, 2009 5 Comments
The Elderly and Death PanelsBy Polly Sci We have been discussing healthcare reform. Changes in Medicare could alter how seniors use healthcare services, at least as outlined in House versions of the bill. Current proposals attempt to promote preventive services and medical screenings by eliminating co-payments for those services. The purpose of this approach is […]
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