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Glenda Propst
New Directions: Kat
This series called “New Directions” features interviews with former nannies that branched out into another aspect of the business, had to add something to be able to stay in the profession, or left the profession entirely. My goal during the course of these articles is to show you that you have choices, and that sometimes “new [...]
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 [...]
Fractured Christmas Carols
Fractured Christmas Carols No one can fracture a Christmas carol better than a kid. I found this list in an old NAN Newsletter and I thought our readers would enjoy them. Sing along with these new takes on old favorites: Deck the Halls With Buddy Holly Olive, the Other Reindeer We Three Kings of Porridge [...]
Turkey Napkin Ring
There are so many easy, fun and colorful crafts you can do with the children in your life for Thanksgiving. If you do traditional things like napkin rings, and place cards for you table, they can be wonderful memories that you can use and treasure for many years to come. There are lots of ways [...]
How Do You Know?
How do you know? by Glenda Propst You can find books about being a nanny, books about what a nanny needs to know, and books about how to hire a nanny but you can’t find a book that tells a nanny how to heal her broken heart when she either outgrows her job or the [...]
Weekend Round Up August 15-19
Monday Moxie:Greta’s Nanny 101 offered great information about “Finding the Perfect Job” She was quick to point out that there is no “perfect job” but there are things we can do during our job search to be sure we make the right choices for our needs. Tuesday Tips: Marcia Hall started her 4 part series [...]
Take Time to be Silly!
by Glenda Propst with help from our Facebook Fans There is nothing that makes me happier than to hear children laughing and one way to make that happen is to be silly! Sometimes, when my tween age charge is mad at me, a surefire way to make her laugh is for me to “attempt to [...]
Resources for Teaching Baby Sign Language
On Monday we shared with you an article from Mey Lau the Project Director for Baby Sign Langauge In case you haven’t made it over to the site yet I wanted to share with you a couple of the resources that are offered there. Even if you aren’t creative, most of us can hit the [...]
Week End Round Up August 1-5
Can you believe it’s August? This summer flew by in a whirl of heat waves and summer happenings. As summer comes to an end we start to think about back to school preparations. On Monday Moxie: Becky Kavanagh from Nannies of the Heartland told us about National Kids Day! On Tuesday Tips Alice had tips [...]
New Directions: Nanny Jenn
by Glenda Propst When you enter into the nanny profession, some of us know from the beginning that this is what we want to do for “life” Some are only doing it for a few years until a goal is met. Even the best laid plans can change. You get married and move to a [...]
