Product Review Sunday for Nannies and Au Pairs Last week we discussed how to teach kids to tell time. It’s not an easy concept to teach and requires much patience. Yesterday we reviewed books to use with kids when teaching time. Below are some products to use to help teach kids to tell time too. […]
Discussing the Second Hand The second hand is easy for kids to learn, since it’s similar to the minute hand. To reinforce that one-minute equals 60-seconds, stand next to a working clock with its minute hand pointing to an hour or half-hour, and with its second hand pointing to the 12. Have them count to […]
Weekly Trip to the LibraryHow to Get Kids to Love Math We already have discussed that the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) shows that the defining factor in having academically successful children of parents that work outside the home is the household help that they hire. Click here to see that discussion. We also discussed […]
For the past few days we have been showing video clips from the Vook Mind in the Making by Ellen Galinsky. Here is another fun video clip from Mind in the Making that shows how children make connections, one of Galinsky’s seven essential life skills. Making connections is at the heart of learning—figuring out what’s […]
How Nannies and Au Pairs Can Teach Children Focus and Self Control, an Essential Life Skill If you missed the June, 2010 issue of Be the Best Nanny Newsletter you missed our review of the new book by Ellen Galinsky, Mind in the Making. But, you can still view a video clip below from Mind […]
Weekly Trip to the LibraryBook Review of Everything for Spring: A Complete Activity Book for Teachers of Young Children: Activities for March, April, and May by Kathy Charner (Editor), Joan Waites (Illustrator) Today is the first day of Spring! Did you know that flowers, birds, and rain teach math, science, dramatic play, and language skills? […]
Everyone Loves Playing Dreidel You Don’t Have to be Jewish to Love Playing Dreidel One of the most popular games most children (Jewish or not) love learning to play is dreidel. Here are instructions on how to play dreidel from A Different Light: The Hanukkah Book of Celebration (which can be purchased below) published by […]
“Bad Nanny” is Bad Image for Nannies Be the Best Nanny Newsletter supports the International Nanny Association (INA) for speaking out against the new violent video game, Dante’s Inferno which features a baby killing achievement, or trophy, called “Bad Nanny.” The “Bad Nanny” achievement requires gamers to kill 1,000 un-baptized children. The INA said:“INA feels […]
Tutoring and helping children with schoolwork. Studies by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) show that the defining factor in having academically successful children of parents that work outside the home is the household help that they hire. The NAS studies show that families that hire great childcare providers are in a stronger position to […]
Teaching Children to Speak Respectfully “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” — James Baldwin Last Sunday we began the discussion about teaching children to respect themselves and others, (click here to see that post). One of the nannies we spoke to was […]
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