Nannies, Au Pairs & Parents Need to Be On the Same Page When Disciplining Children There may be no topic more important for nanny candidates to ask potential employers than how the parents’ discipline their children. All childcare providers discipline (teach) children each and every day. During the job interview with potential employers is when […]
[Continue reading...]Super Bowl Fun That Scores!
February 1, 2009 2 Comments
Super Bowl Recipes, Games, and Coloring Sheets for Kids. In America, some nannies work during the Super Bowl, the most watched television event of the year. Alicia Donovan, a nanny working in Madison, Wisconsin emailed Best Nanny Newsletter asking: “I will be working on Super Bowl Sunday so the parents can have their friends that […]
[Continue reading...]What Kindergarten Teachers Know
January 31, 2009 3 Comments
WEEKLY TRIP TO THE LIBRARY What Kindergarten Teachers Know by Lisa Holewa and Joan Rice This book discusses practical and playful ways for caregivers to help children listen, learn, and cooperate at home. I just love that the book is small in size and a quick read. It includes easy-to-follow suggestions about helping children listen […]
[Continue reading...]A WEALTH OF NANNIES
January 30, 2009 9 Comments
KID-CARE SOPHISTICATESBy Andrea Peyserhttp://www.nypost.com/seven/01192009/news/columnists/a_wealth_of_nannies_150816.htm Although we agree that many professionals become nannies (click http://bestnannynewsletter.blogspot.com/2009/01/professionals-that-become-nannies.html) we do not agree with the author that a nanny’s job is not mentally stimulating. Is a nanny’s work not mentally stimulating? Is there really such a thing as an “overeducated” nanny as the author states in this article? Are nannies […]
[Continue reading...]CARING FOR STUBBORN CHILDREN
January 28, 2009 9 Comments
Power Struggles Vs. Natural ConsequencesBy Theresea Hugheshttp://www.free-toddlers-activity-and-discipline-guide.com/ When working with stubborn children the last thing nannies and au pairs should do is to get into power struggles. When caregivers try to show children that they are stronger, they are being as immature as the stubborn children. Power struggles teach children to be fearful throughout life […]
[Continue reading...]REWARDING CHILDREN FOR NANNIES AND AU PAIRS
January 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Sweet Rewards You Can’t Eathttp://www.stvincent.org/NR/rdonlyres/CF830B84-75C2-47F1-9DA7-A6A9EF664AF2/0/SweetRewardsCantEat.pdf Let’s face it, kids are bombarded with food rewards.Win Math Olympics at school – get a pizza party.Win the soccer game – ice cream all around.Come to Sunday school – we’ve got doughnuts! Unfortunately, we have become a society that uses food for much more than fueling the needs of […]
[Continue reading...]Positive Attention For Nannies and Au Pairs
January 25, 2009 3 Comments
The Power of Positive Attention To continue the conversation about discipline we have posted an article about positive attention below. http://www.daic.org/Tips.html Positive attention reassures children, builds self-esteem, and creates a happier environment for the whole family. [Caregivers] should: 1. Make positive attention specific: Tell [the] child exactly what he or she did that you liked. […]
[Continue reading...]NANNYGATE DISCUSSED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
January 24, 2009 8 Comments
Our friends in the nanny industry are quoted in the The New York Times. Here is the link to the article below.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/your-money/taxes/24money.html?_r=1&ref=businessDoing the Right Thing by Paying the Nanny TaxBy RON LIEBER The nanny tax issue simply won’t go away. Ever since Zoë Baird, President Bill Clinton’s first nominee for attorney general, withdrew her name […]
[Continue reading...]WEEKLY TRIP TO THE LIBRARY
January 24, 2009 1 Comment
1-2-3 Magic By Thomas W. Phelan, PhD 1 – 2 – 3 Magic By Thomas W. Phelan, PhD. is a very popular discipline book for caregivers working with children ages 2 to 12. The methods described in the book are easy to master and you can start the program right away. Dr. Phelan explains how […]
[Continue reading...]CAROLINE KENNEDY NANNYGATE PROBLEMS
January 23, 2009 6 Comments
The New York Post, The New York Times, Associated Press, and Daily News are reporting that Caroline Kennedy dropped her bid for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s old Senate seat because she had tax problems involving a household employee. Could it be true that the same day that one nominee for a position on Obama’s cabinet is […]
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