Earning a Nanny Certification Versus a Nanny Credential
August 30, 2022 Leave a Comment
I confess I am proud of myself because I have earned the US Nanny Association Newborn and Infant Care Credential (NICP). First, I studied taking courses at the US Nanny Institute to get certificates showing that I completed the Nanny and Childcare courses and Newborn and Infant Care courses. Then, I applied for the Newborn […]
Keeping Kids in a Safe Nanny Bubble
May 26, 2022 Leave a Comment
Nanny Confessions: Don’t Talk to Kids About School Shootings Unless They Ask I am so thankful when parents don’t allow their kids to watch television while I am working. Yesterday, I had a great day with the kids. We went on playdates, to classes, and to sports practice in the fresh Spring air. I got […]
Losing a Job During the Pandemic
November 8, 2021 Leave a Comment
In the sumner of 2020 I got sick from Covid and unexpectedly lost my long-term, full-time nanny job. I struggled with being alone in a small apartment during quarantine, I lost my financial security, and I questioned my self image as a career nanny during a difficult job search, (remember parents didn’t want new caregivers […]
How Nannies Can Use the 80/20 Principle to Achieve More Doing Less
August 14, 2021 Leave a Comment
The 80/20 Principle suggests that 80 percent of our results come from 20 percent of our efforts. The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch shows how we can achieve much more with much less effort, time, and resources, simply by identifying and focusing our efforts on the 20 percent […]
Nanny Job Listing Red Flags
August 2, 2021 Leave a Comment
Job searching can be nerve wracking and time consuming. During my last job search I wasted so much time applying to jobs that weren’t worth the effort because the job descriptions were not accurate or I ignored common problems in job listings. Here are the common red flags I noticed in job postings during my […]
The Long-Term Nanny Job Reference Dilemma
July 12, 2021 1 Comment
Long-Term Nannies Must Increase Their Number of Job References Over the past 28 years of working as a nanny all industry experts have always told me that working with the same family for a long time is an asset. Parents typically want to hire nannies that will continue to work for their family for many […]
Summer 2021 Nanny Mag Advice Column
July 1, 2021 Leave a Comment
Check out the Summer 2021 Nanny Magazine issue out now with my advice column at https://nannymag.com
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