Products Nannies Love Babies 12 months and younger breathe solely through their noses. It’s difficult for most children to blow their own noses until three-years-old. That makes nasal aspirators are a must have tool for nannies when working with infants. Bulb Aspirators have the most simple design, are easy to use, inexpensive, but have a […]
Great Mother’s Day Gift This little What I Love About Mom Fill In The Love Journal contains fill-in-the-blank lines for the kids to fill in why their Mom is the best. Just help them complete each line and voilà: you have a uniquely personal gift their Mother will read again and again. Make it as […]
Products Nannies Love Daylight Savings time begins today in most states in the United States. So, there’s no better time to discuss how to teach kids about time. Telling time is an essential skill but there’s no point in trying to teach kids to read an analog clock before children can count to 60. In […]
Products Nannies Love Nothing’s worse when a toddler soaks through their diapers during nap time, while traveling, or overnight. That’s why nannies love Sposie Booster Pads. Sposie Booster Pads are a long-wearing extra-absorbency disposable diaper pad that simply inserts into diapers or training pants. The unique flow-through pad wicks away moisture that often irritates skin. […]
Keeping Track of Kids Too Young to Have Phones As my youngest nanny kid is almost old enough to start walking to school without me but too young to have a cell phone yet, I have been worrying about how we can keep in touch with her. That’s why I started researching GPS Tracking Smart […]
Products Nannies Love I can’t tell you how many friends I have that complain about having trouble changing the diapers of the infants and toddlers in their care. Some little ones just hate being changed and can’t be distracted from keeping their hands in the diaper changing area. The SnoofyBee Changing Pad provides all the […]
Keep Devices from Ruining Kid’s Eyes, Mood and Sleep We know how important it is to protect children’s eyes from the sun, but seldom realize we need to safeguard their eyes from technology screens. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises limiting children older than 2 to a maximum of two hours a day on media […]
Products Nannies Love The National Institutes of Health states that nocturnal enuresis (bed-wetting) is involuntary urination after age 5 or 6, and that more than 5 million children experience it. Bed-wetting is involuntary so it’s important NOT to punish children for wetting their beds. When I cared for a child who slept so deeply he […]
Is Swaddling a Baby to a Bed with Safety Clips Helpful or Hype? I am a complete and total Dr. Harvey Karp aficionado. Dr. Karp explains that swaddling is an excellent way to help newborns have a good night’s sleep. Dr. Karp cites a study from 2002 that babies who are swaddled, or wrapped tightly […]
Products Nannies Love I love Dr. Harvey Karp’s concepts of how to comfort newborns in his book The Happiest Baby on the Block. Through his work with newborns, pediatrician Dr. Harvey Karp found that most fussy babies are soothed by harnessing the calming reflex through “shushing” and constant motion reminiscent of the womb. Click here […]
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