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Fun with Nature from the Creative Nanny
Summer is in full swing and the little ones are looking for things to do. Get outside and connect with nature. Here are some ideas for learning and appreciating all that nature has to offer – many in your own back yard! Baking with seeds Discuss how plants come from seeds. Open a bean seed [...]
Summer Reading for Grown Ups
Last week we featured books for kids, this week we will feature the grown up books. Special thanks to Angela Jackson, Kristen Kanoski, Andrea Flagg,Becky Kavanagh, Tara Lindsay, Jennifer Gay,April Krause, Beth Taylor and Donna Saunders for the enthusiastic and prompt response to these questions. We have included links so you can click and buy [...]
Monday Moxie: Nannies Across America
Nannies Across AmericaBy Sue Downey Professional conferences are a great way to sharpen skills, network with others in your profession and rejuvenate yourself in your current job. Conferences can be particularly beneficial for nannies as we work unconnected to our peers and often with little professional support. It is important to recognize that while many [...]
Weekend Round Up
Weekend Round UP Here are the links to this weeks articles in case you missed something: Monday Moxie: The sixth article in Kellie’s series: Taking your support group to the next level Tuesday Tips: Some of our friends favorite children’s books and great books you might not have heard about. Wednesday Creative Nanny: Glenda reminds [...]
Financial Friday: More On Eating Healthy Organics & Affording Them
Financial Friday: More On Eating Healthy Organics & Affording Themby Alice Shaffer Regarding Nannies covered National Food Allergy week back in the beginning of May. I am embarking on a more natural and less processed eating lifestyle. There are so many “organics/gluten free” items on the market, but what really is true “organic/gluten free” items. [...]
Thursday Table Talk: A brief overview of “Love and Logic” by Christy Ochs
Why I LOVE Love and Logic Christy Ochs Last weekend I attended a Love and Logic Seminar, presented by Jim and Charles Fey, and I left there feeling empowered, ready to take on anything that my 3 charges could throw at me. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Love and Logic was founded in [...]
Creative Nanny Wednesday: Simple Things to do on a Road Trip
Car Games It’s that time of year when families load up the kids and head for the beach or the mountains or the lake. Entertaining children on a road trip requires a little planning ahead, a little organization on your end but the end result provides a happier vacation for everyone. Now I could just [...]
Tuesday Tips: Great books for kids by Glenda Propst with the help of our Facebook friends.
Summer is here and it’s a great time to instill in children the joy of reading. With that in mind I asked a random group of our Facebook friends the following questions:What is your favorite childrens book?What is your favorite childrens book that not many people know about?What is your favorite grown up book that [...]
Weekend RoundUp
In case you missed something this week on Regarding Nannies, here are links to our features for the week. Monday Moxie :Kellie continued her series on taking your support group to the next level with fundraising. Tuesday Tips: Alice reviewed the online food journal called Fitday. Wednesday Creative Nanny: We featured an article from the Michigan [...]
