N.Y. Domestic Workers See Bill of Rights in ’09By Rebecca HarshbargerWeNews correspondent http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm?aid=3913 Amid massive layoffs, domestic workers and advocates across the country are looking to New York to become the first state to extend legal protections for health insurance, overtime, severance and cost-of-living salary adjustments. (WOMENSENEWS)–When Lois Newland began working as a nanny in […]
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Your Child’s Health: The Parents’ One-Stop Reference Guide to: Symptoms, Emergencies, Common Illnesses, Behavior Problems, and Healthy Development By Barton D. Schmitt Book Review by Maria Lopez, Nanny, Miami, Florida Although this book is written for parents it is also a great reference for nannies and au pairs. Every in-home childcare provider should have this […]
[Continue reading...]We have discussed it before that many professionals become nannies. I am gland to say that all of the experienced nannies I know in town and around New York and New Jersey make more than the woman interviewed below in this article for The New York Times. And now that she is gaining expereince she […]
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Nanny and Au Pair Health Care SeriesBy Anne Merchant, Author of The Nanny Textbook By the time children have reached their second birthday they are ready for their first visit to the dentist. It is important that the first dental visit be relaxing and uneventful. Be certain not to relay any negative feelings about visiting […]
[Continue reading...]Nanny and Au Pair Health Care SeriesBy Anne Merchant, Author of The Nanny TextbookThe following instructions are helpful if using a mercury thermometer. How Long to Leave Thermometer In When taking a temperature by mouth or the rectum, leave the thermometer in place at least three-minutes. The auxiliary route must leave the thermometer in place […]
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Nanny and Au Pair Health Care SeriesBy Anne Merchant, Author, The Nanny TextbookIt is rare these days to see a mercury thermometer used in the home. However, there are still some in use and nannies should be familiar with the correct procedure. It is essential that caregivers be completely at ease with this procedure. The […]
[Continue reading...]Nanny and Au Pair Health Care SeriesBy Anne Merchant, Author of The Nanny Textbook Anytime nannies have questions or concerns about the health of the children left in their care, caregivers should discuss it with medical professionals or pediatricians. If the concerns are related to teething pain or a minor rash, the children’s parents or […]
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AU PAIR & NANNY HEALTH CARE SERIESAll nannies and au pairs hate it when their charges are feeling bad: cranky, complaining, crying, or whining. It’s annoying when children don’t listen, complain they are sick when they aren’t, or refuse to obey even the simplest routine requests. But, often when children are cranky or complain of […]
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The Nanny Textbook 2003 By Anne Merchant Book Review By Maria Lopez, Nanny, Miami, Florida What I like best about The Nanny Textbook by Anne Merchant is that she has a nursing background and she teaches the nursing process to nannies. I have not come across another book written for nannies with the nursing approach. […]
[Continue reading...]Nanny & Au Pair Health Care Series There is a barrage of information aimed at consumers offering health care advice. Which sources should a nanny follow and which should a nanny ignore? A prudent consumer is skeptical about claims made in advertising. But it is not always easy to discern advertising from pure reporting. Increasingly, […]
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