Article about Nanny Training made it to NBC. Click here to see the article. Call it babysitter boot camp.Nannies are often the first line of defense when it comes to child rearing for working families. But they often lack any professional child-care training. “My biggest concern was really trusting the person I leave at home […]
[Continue reading...]Wall St Journal: The Latest Status Symbol? Nanny-Management Degrees
October 8, 2009 8 Comments
The Wall Street Journal posted the following article on their blog: Employing a full-time babysitter or nanny is in itself something of a high-end child-care option. But every high-end option has a high-high-end option—or several—and the in-home care of children is no exception. My Journal colleague Robert Frank, of the Wealth Report blog, wrote on […]
[Continue reading...]The Method and Discipline to Motivate Children
October 5, 2009 2 Comments
Last week we quoted Dorothy Rich, author of MegaSkills©: Building Our Children’s Character and Achievement for School and Life about motivating children to succeed in school and beyond. Today we list some activities the author suggests using to teach children about time and to help them listen better. The author explains that before children do things, […]
[Continue reading...]The First Step is the Hardest
October 2, 2009 2 Comments
How Nannies and Au Pairs Can Motivate Children to Try Something New To continue the discussion of motivating children, Dorothy Rich, author of MegaSkills says that taking a first step, the first time doing something is the hardest. She says, “There is a method and discipline in motivation that can be built from tiny, beginning […]
[Continue reading...]Beyond Nagging
October 1, 2009 3 Comments
What Nannies and Au Pairs Can Do Instead of Nagging Today we continue the discussion about motivating children to be successful at school and in life. Dorothy Rich, the author of MegaSkills asks, “How do we get people to do things?” She continues, “Sports people say they do it with inspiration of heroes to be […]
[Continue reading...]Coaching Motivation
September 30, 2009 2 Comments
Dorothy Rich, author of Megaskills shares activities that help children gain the sense of discipline it takes to stay motivated, to work against discouragement, and to face competition and challenge. Below are her activities from her book Megaskills to coach motivation and beat boredom. These activities will help children (and adults) see the world with […]
[Continue reading...]Motivating Children for Nannies and Au Pairs
September 29, 2009 6 Comments
Dorothy Rich, the author of MegaSkills says, “Children are born motivated, not bored. They come out into the world eager, reaching, looking, touching — and that’s what we want them to keep on doing.” She continues, “Just outside our front door is a world of experiences waiting to delight even the child who complains bitterly, […]
[Continue reading...]Understanding Babbling
September 28, 2009 2 Comments
Survey About Language Development in Children for Nannies and Au Pairs In the book, How to Talk to Your Baby by Dorothy P. Dougherty it reads, “Researchers have concluded that all infants make the identical babbling sounds — “ba,” “ka,” “ma,” and “pa.” It does not matter with which language the infant is surrounded.” The […]
[Continue reading...]Weekly Trip to the Library
September 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Touchpoints Birth to Three by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. The past two days we quoted T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. in two articles that show his empathy for mothers and deep respect for in-home childcare providers. See his list of best characteristics a great caregiver should have by clicking here. His book, Touchpoints, is easy to […]
[Continue reading...]Parents that Have Separation Anxiety
September 25, 2009 4 Comments
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 […]
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