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January 2012
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Kids and Quitting
As a nanny for over 16 years, I have ran into my fair share of kids that have quit things. Whether it be when they are losing at a game, just don’t feel like going to baseball practice, not liking the piano teacher or practicing to not wanting to work out with the swim team [...]
Teaching Kids Humility
Do you work with kids who need to brush up on their humility skills? As nannies, we have many teachable moments with the children in our care, and helping them with being humble is one of those teachable moments available. Today we share an article from Nanny.net on helping kids take a bite of the humble pie. [...]
Weekend Roundup: January 23-27
We are almost finished with the month of January. We know you are busy so we wanted to send you the week end round up just in case you missed something this week! Monday Moxie kicked off our week as our Nanny Fusion member Personal Touch Career Services shared with us a great article Ten [...]
Protection with a Debit Card? Think again
Recently I discovered via my credit card statement that I had fraudulent activity of $350 to an online company. I called Citibank and they were great. The weird thing about this “fraud” is that I don’t even use this credit card as it has a balance transfer balance on it. They cancelled my card and sent [...]
Household Management 101
By Kellie Geres, Regarding Nannies Development Team Today starts a new series on Regarding Nannies. I will be introducing you to the wonderful world of Household Management. I have been a nanny for almost 23 years. With all the families I have worked with, I have held some type of household management responsibilities. With each [...]
Wax Paper and Crayons by Glenda Propst
I grew up in the 50′s. Times were different then. It was long before Wal Mart and Target, we didn’t drive to the city very often and when we did, we didn’t drive on the interstate and for most of my childhood my mom stayed home with us. We didn’t do a lot of crafts [...]
Potty Training at Night and Day
Many of my mommy and nanny friends are taking 2012 by the “potty training horns.” They are potty training their kids. In my 16 years as a professional nanny I have dealt with potty training twice I believe. I have always dealt with, heard and seen that “night time” potty training is the hardest to come by. Today I [...]
10 resolutions every job seeker should have
Today’s guest post comes to us from NannyFusion member Donna Shannon of The Personal Touch Career Services. I love New Year’s. It’s a time to bring new focus, shred the ineffective practices and go in a new direction. To make that happen, we all need some clear goals and resolutions that guide our efforts. Consider [...]
Weekend Roundup January 16 -20, 2012
As so many of us are snowed in this weekend, what better time to take a few minutes and catch up with Regarding Nannies. Snow Days equal the possibility of parents working from home, or many nannies work in this environment every day. NannyFusion member ENannySource provided us with 10 Challenges for the Nanny of [...]
Year End Tax Reminders from Breedlove & Associates
By Tom Breedlove, Breedlove & Associates It’s that time of year again…tax season is officially upon us. We realize that most humans discard all tax information from their brain the minute they finish their returns. So, here are a few reminders/tips for this tax season: By early February, you should receive a Form W-2 from [...]
