SipSnaps: Make Any Cup a Sippy Cup

Products Nannies Love SipSnaps is a simple, spill-proof, kid’s drinking lid that fits any cup, anytime, anywhere. SipSnap Tot turns even your most sophisticated tumbler into a sippy cup. The safe silicone topper can be stretched over any cup, no matter what material, no matter where you are. I love that they can be used […]

My Plate: Nutritional Portion Plates

Products Nannies Love Want to help teach kids how to eat proper portions of healthy food? Forget the confusing food pyramids of the past. Try using this easy visual aid promoted by the first lady of the United States. MyPlate for Kids Nutrition Plate helps nannies, parents, and children visualize what they should have on a plate […]

Chewlery: To Reduce Fidgeting, Biting of Fingernails, Sucking of Thumbs, and Much More

Products Nannies Love It can become frustrating when you care for a child that constantly chews on pencils, bites their nails or objects, sucks their thumb, needs a pacifier, or sucks on clothing or hair. If you are feeling exasperated, like nothing works to stop the chewing or sucking we highly recommend trying some Chewlery. […]

Looster Potty Training Stepstool

Products Nannies Love I hate having to clean out little portable potties that are often used during potty training. I know they are low to the ground so kids can easily sit on them. But, in the typical world, toilets are adult-sized. I really prefer potty-training children on regular, adult-sized toilets because I just find […]

Cradle Cap Brushes and Remedies

Cradle cap is essentially dandruff on baby scalps. Scaly patches of skin show up on the scalp. It’s not dangerous or uncomfortable for a baby, just unsightly for adults. Our instinct may be to pick at the flakes of skin but doctors recommend leaving it alone because picking at the flakes can cause infection. Cradle […]

Walking Harness: Helpful or Hype?

Product Review Sunday I’m not sure what to think about using a Harness Baby Walkers made to help toddlers learn to walk. The concept is the baby will fall less and feel successful as they get to walk with assistance of an adult. Certainly for a caregiver with back pain or physical limitations it would […]

NoseFrida Snotsucker Nasal Aspirator

Helpful or Hype? When I first saw the NoseFrida The Snotsucker Nasal Aspirator I thought “yuck!” And who wouldn’t? At first look is seems like you will be accidentally suck the baby’s buggers. But, the NoseFrida has disposable filters that prevent any bacterial transfer. The tube is placed against the baby’s nostril, not inside. Caregivers use their own […]

Knot Genie for Detangling Hair

Products Nannies Love For a little girl, the four-year-old I care for sure does have a lot of long hair. Nothing bothers her more than when I try to detangle her long, wavy locks. But her mother bought a Knot Genie and she hasn’t whined as I brush her hair since. The Knot Genie is […]

Toddler Head Cushions: Helpful or Hype?

Product Review Sunday Now that my friend’s 13-month old son is walking (and tumbling) around he keeps hitting his head on furniture. So, when I found this Toddler Head Cushion I knew I had to show it to her these adorable cushy head protectors designed to cushion a toddler’s bumps and bruises while he learns to […]

BubbleBum Inflatable Car Booster Seat

Product Review Sunday: Products Nannies Love As all nannies and au pairs that have traveled with families know, lugging bulky and heavy car seats is frustrating and cumbersome. That’s why I absolutely love, and highly recommend, using the BubbleBum Inflatable Car Booster Seat when traveling with children. The BubbleBum Inflatable Car Booster Seat is a great product for caregivers and […]