Teaching Kids to Lose Gracefully The 13-year-old I care for has been complaining about another friend who is a terrible poor-sport. When the teen I care for was moved up in rank at soccer camp his “friend” jealousy gossiped to others that my charge isn’t a good enough player that didn’t deserve to be moved […]
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Monthly To-Do List
June 2, 2013 Leave a Comment
Monitoring Kids in the Month of June Here in America, some kids are off from school for the summer already. Summer is a great time to have fun with the kids on a more relaxed schedule. But, nannies still need to work hard and monitor the activities of the kids in their care. Here are […]
Traditional Educational Play Isn’t Interesting
January 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
Nanny Confessions by Elizabeth Hawksworth What are Your Favorite Ways to Help Children Learn and Grow? By Elizabeth Hawksworth Whenever I look at ads for nanny jobs one of the main job duties listed is “educational play.” Traditionally, this means spending time with children working on writing and reading using electronic LeapPads or tablets, doing mathematical […]
Puzzles Make Great Holiday Gifts
November 25, 2012 Leave a Comment
Inexpensive, Quality Gifts for Kids It’s time to buy gifts for the holidays. When choosing gifts for the kids you care for quality is more important than quantity and certainly quality doesn’t have to mean toys are expensive. One of the best learning toys we can share with kids are puzzles. Not only are there […]
This Black Friday Remember Quality vs. Quantity
November 23, 2012 2 Comments
Give Quality Gifts to Children for the Holidays It’s Black Friday (the busiest shopping day of the year for Americans). If you are going out to shop for Black Friday deals today I urge you to remember that when gift giving quality is much more important than quantity. Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children’s Entertainment (TRUCE) suggests […]
Thank You, Mary Poppins
July 25, 2012 1 Comment
Five Societal Misconceptions About NanniesBy Samantha Gray I’ll never forget the first time I watched Mary Poppinsas a little girl. Never in my life had I seen a beautiful, dancing, singing, flying, entertaining nanny. I knew all my friends had babysitters and nannies, but none ever seemed to be quite like this. I was certain […]
Attachment: An Important Part of Your Job
February 21, 2012 1 Comment
How To Build a Bond with New Charges In our country, shared care is a way of life and how secure a child feels with their nanny is essential. When a child feels secure and cared for by his caregiver, it helps both the caregiver and child in so many ways. The child has an […]
Have You Spoken to Your Charges About 9/11?
September 8, 2011 8 Comments
Do Your Charges Know About 9/11? As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches children are learning about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and of the passengers that tried to take control of a plane that crashed into a field to prevent it from reaching its intended target in Washington D.C.. […]
Reading and Learing About Caterpillars and Butterflies
August 13, 2011 1 Comment
Weekly Trip to the Library Each Saturday on the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter blog we take a Weekly Trip to the Library for nannies and au pairs. The following book and activity are from Scholastic, a terrific resource for reading and learning with kids. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle The story of The Very […]
Preventing Summer Slide at the Zoo
June 9, 2011 1 Comment
Be a Zoo Detective Using Zoo Checklists and Zoo Scavenger Hunts We have been discussing ways to make going to the zoo with the kids this summer a learning experience. First, we recommended reading books about the zoo and a corresponding art project. Next, we suggest visiting the zoo web site and print out maps […]
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