Tag UR It! Child Safety ID Tags

Product Review Sunday Review by Sara McAllister As a full- time nanny, the safety of my charges is my number one priority! When working as a caregiver, I often drive other people’s children in my car. If something were ever to happen to me in an emergency it is vital for the little one’s parents […]

Ingenious or Crazy? The Bebe Bottle Sling

Product Review Sunday As a nanny that has cared for countless infants I thought the Bebe Bottle Sling was an ingenius product for anyone that has wished they had an extra pair of hands while caring for infants. The Bebe Bottle Sling is designed to hang from any infant car seat handle while holding the baby bottle […]

Lollacup: No Spill

Products Nannies Love Typically nannies expect a big, wet mess when kids are learning to use a straw. Kids instinctively tip cups up like they do when using a bottle which makes liquid spill when using a straw. But not anymore. Now there is Lollacup. Lollacup is an innovative straw sippy cup that makes a great […]

Match It Puzzle Games

Product Review Sunday All professional nannies help the kids in their care to learn. The best way to learn is by playing.  The preschoolers I care for love The Learning Journey Match It Puzzle Games. These games feature a wide range of award-winning educational titles including: Alphabet Match,  Addition, All About Me, Animal Words, Colors  and Shapes, Counting, Opposites, Rhyme,First Words, Subtraction, Mathematics,  Heads […]

Juice in the Box

Product Review Sunday It’s almost the end of summer and nannies and au pairs will be packing lunch boxes by September. Most kids love juice boxes, but they are wasteful for the environment and often filled with unhealthy drinks. Instead, we recommend trying Juice in the Box a reusable juice box to encourage healthier kids and a […]

LifeStraw Personal Water Filter

Use Filtered Water: Bottled Water Doesn’t Make the Grade In 2011 the Environmental Working Group (EWG) published a bottled water scorecard. The highest grade they gave was an A and only type of water to get the highest grade is filtered water. Bottled water did not get a high grade. Click here to see dangers […]

10 Best Sunscreens for Kids: EWG Best Sunscreen Guide

Product Review Sunday Kids are more vulnerable to sun damage. A few blistering sunburns in childhood can double a person’s lifetime chances of developing serious forms of skin cancer. The best sunscreen is a hat and shirt. After that, protect kids with a sunscreen that’s effective and safe. Take these special precautions with infants and […]

Sun Protection Clothing

Products Nannies Love Did you know that you can burn through a cotton t-shirt? Did you know that not only do sunburns put you at a greater chance of skin cancer, but a tan puts you at a risk for skin cancer too? My dermatologist explained that any tan is a sign of damaged skin. […]

Marie Veronique Organics Rated One of the Safest and Best Sunscreen Lines

Environmental Working Group’s 2013 Sunscreen Guide This summer marks the first sunscreen season governed by rules put into effect last December by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These regulations demand truth in sunscreen marketing and, for the first time, require that claims of water resistance and broad spectrum sun protection be validated. Despite […]

Goo Gone Removes Crayons, Gum, Stickers and More!

Products Nannies Love Last week the teen I care for left some gum in his pants pocket before putting the pants in his hamper. Unintentionally I washed the pants with the gum in the pocket and then dried his clothes with the gum in the dryer. The gum melted and stuck to a shirt in […]