Tuesday Tips
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 [...]
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 [...]
Surviving Valentines Day
by Glenda Propst Today we are re running a Tuesday Tips from our first year of Regarding Nannies. It’s called Surviving Valentines Day. I hope it reminds you that we all deserve to be loved and most importantly….we all need to love ourselves. Surviving Valentines Day You may wonder why I am writing about this [...]
Newborn House Visits from Family and Friends
Have you as a nanny or as a parent wondered when it is ok to visit someone who has just given birth? What about when you have a newborn in your home-how do you deal with everyone wanting to come visit? Today I want to share Gibson Newborn Services article on Handling Well Wishers when [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tips for Facebook’s Timeline
Many of you have seen the news that the Timeline for Facebook is going live for everyone shortly. There will be no choice in getting it. Yes that means more changes and more things to get use to. I have to tell you that I have had it since the fall when they announced it [...]
Getting Fit and Healthy in 2012
I ran across this site called FitFluential and on their blog they had this great post about ways to get fit and healthy in 2012. As many have got their “New Year’s Resolutions” decided and even broken some already, many are still working on what they want to do for 2012. The one thing [...]







