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May 2011
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Tuesday Tips: Cheap Water Fun
Cheap Water Fun By: Greta Schraer I am sure as a nanny you have felt the responsibility to create new, fun, experiences that offer fun times for kids, while teaching them skills. About 12 years ago, I worked with a family of three children. We spent a lot of time outdoors at their house, but [...]
Staying with a Family Long Term
The Elephant in the Room by Glenda Propst We have talked a lot on this blog about the difficult transition of leaving a family but one of the most difficult transitions that we have not really addressed fully is the transition of leaving a family after you have been there long term. As professional nannies, [...]
Weekend Round-Up May 23-27
On this Memorial Weekend, don’t forget to take some time to remember those who gave their lives for our freedom. Some Gave All, All Gave Some Here are the links to this week’s articles in case you missed one! Monday Moxie: Nanny Palooza Tuesday Tips: Graduation Ideas Wednesday Creative Nanny: Activities for Older Kids Thursday [...]
Restaurant.com and 80% off!
I love Restaurant.com! It is a website that allows folks to “purchase” certificates to restaurants for discounts. They “sell” certificates that are valued at $25 normally for around $10, but now through Tuesday they have them for 80% off! These means they are $2 for $25 off your bill! You can not beat that deal! [...]
What Not to Do When Teaching Kids to Follow Directions
Today we feature a guest post from Be the Best Nanny Monthly Guide, also a member of our NannyFusion collection of resources for our readers. What Not to Do When Teaching Kids to Follow Directions What Not to Do When I heard one of my charges needs to work on listening to his teacher [...]
Activities for Older Kids
Over the years my kids have taken lots of road trips with their parents and I wanted to share with you some fun websites that I found helpful when creating activities for them to do in the car. The first one is Puzzlemaker where you can create your own word search puzzle. Puzzlemaker also offers [...]
Graduation Ideas
introduction by Alice Shaffer Graduations are in full force throughout the entire education system. College graduations have already begun, preschool, elementary, middle and high school graduations are starting. Many nannies are busy shuffling kids from all the various parties and activities associated with the graduations. Are you looking for some cute ideas for upcoming parties and gifts? [...]
A Nanny Conference-Nannypalooza 2011
Nannypalooza 2011 sponsored by 4nannytaxes.com!! Nannypalooza is a crazy name for a very wonderful weekend that can have amazing benefits for YOU! This year it is being held Nov. 5 & 6th in Ellicott City, MD just outside Baltimore. We meet from early on Saturday morning until lunchtime on Sunday. Nannypalooza was started 6 years [...]
Weekend Round Up May 16-20
The Regarding Nannies Team just returned from the INA Conference in Tampa, Florida. There is nothing more rewarding than networking with people in your industry. We met so many new people and we also had the opportunity to meet a lot of our readers and gain some new ones. We had some great articles this [...]
Credit Cards for Teens and the American Express PASS
introduction by Alice Shaffer This past weekend I was in Tampa for the 26th Annual International Nanny Association Conference, it was filled with wonderful attendees in the industry. Several of the nannies have teenagers that they are “nannying” we were discussing cash and credit cards use with the kids. One of the nannies, shared that [...]
