February 2012
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What Makes a Good Children’s Book?
Today I want to share what Sue Downey is doing over on the NannyPalooza Blog and hopefully you will want to get involved with her little project as she finds out “What Makes a Good Children’s Book” A few weeks ago I asked nannies for their favorite children’s book. Beth Lehman replied The Crayon Box that [...]
Keeping Up with Busy Schedules
A Tuesday Tip from Nanny & House Manager Karen Yatsko I am a nanny in a household with two very busy children. Olivia who is 13, and JD who is 10 ½. My tidbit for you today is to explain how we keep up with their busy schedules. When I first came to this family [...]
Independent Play and Why it is important
This is from our NannyFusion member Nannies from the Heartland. Do you have charges or children of your own that don’t like playing alone? Do you feel that you need to “entertain” them at all times? 13 years ago, Becky Kavanagh wrote an article on this very topic for a nanny publication. She recently came [...]
Weekend Round Up February 20-24, 2012
This was the last full week of February, hard to believe that Thursday will be March 1, 2012! Leap Year is upon us so we have February 29 coming up on Wednesday. Do you have fun plans? Do you know someone who was born on Leap Day? This week we had lots of information on growth, [...]
Tax Payment or Tax Refund?
Tips on Managing Your Tax Withholdings By Tom Breedlove of Breedlove & Associates In the coming weeks, taxpayers across the country will prepare their 2011 income tax returns (the deadline is April 17th this year). As the numbers get crunched, many filers will be holding breaths and crossing fingers – hoping they don’t owe much [...]
Household Management 101 – part 2
By Kellie Geres, Regarding Nannies Development Team Member If you’re just joining us, take a few minutes to read part 1 of this series. You’ll get caught up in no time, and be ready to dive into the role of Household Manager. Today we are going to discuss how to introduce HM into your current [...]
Happy Birthday George Washington
We celebrated Presidents Day on Monday but George Washington’s actual birthday is today. In honor of George Washingtons’ Birthday I wanted to share with you this recipe from Pillsbury on how to make “Cherry Pie Pops” Then hop on over to the Craft Kaboose and make these fun little Presidential Finger Puppets. This is a [...]
Power of One Person
Word of mouth is such a powerful tool. Social Media is a powerful tool. When you add the “power of one” to both of those you gain something so strong and powerful. Each year the International Nanny Association conducts an Annual Salary & Benefits Survey. This survey is used by many potential employers, agencies and [...]
Nanny Job Search Boot Camp for Top Candidates
Our guest post today comes from our newest NannyFusion member Nanny Biz Reviews. Are you a great candidate ready to land a great job? (Yes, they’re out there!) Then you’re ready to invest in the program that has gotten results for top caregivers across the country. Designed exclusively for exceptional nannies, this boot camp teaches you [...]
Weekend Roundup February 13-17, 2012
How is everyone doing with this strange “winter” weather? Here on the east coast we had beautiful 50 plus degrees and to now expecting snow on Sunday. I can only imagine what Spring will be like with its’ weather since Winter’s weather is so strange. This past week on Regarding Nannies we shared some fun [...]







