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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 [...]
Back to School Crafts
Back to School Crafts gathered by Glenda Propst I can’t believe I just typed that! I don’t know where this summer went but it’s hard to believe that it’s almost time to send our kids back to school! Nanny Gael Ann sent me a link to this great blog the other day called TextbookMommy. The [...]
Nannies Giving Back
by Glenda Propst Nannies Giving Back is one of our features here on Regarding Nannies. We like to spotlight nannies who are giving back to their community in unique ways. Today we are talking with Beth Lehman who volunteers with an organization in New York City called New York Cares Can you tell us a [...]
Creative Projects for all ages
by Glenda Propst Now that most kids are out for summer vacation, there is even more need for creative ideas for kids of all ages. There are lots of simple crafts that you can do with younger children but the link I am going to share with you today is from one of my all [...]
4 Fun Projects for the Fourth of July by Glenda Propst
With the Fourth of July coming up, I wanted to share with you 4 fun Fourth of July projects. (#1)is from Living Locurto and it is American Flag Marshmallows (#2)is from I Can Teach My Child and shows you how to create Salt Absorbing Fireworks (#3) is from Martha Stewart and features several ideas for Patriotic [...]
Reflections of the 2011 INA Conference
by Brandi Hylton Have you ever wanted to attend an INA Conference and never done so? That was me until this year. I was so determined to attend that I told family and friends “I will go. Even if I have to sell everything, cancel my cable, and even give up my mocha’s from Starbucks??” [...]
Summer Bucket List by Glenda Propst
June 21 is the first day of Summer which brings us to the question: How are you going to spend your Summer? Well, my kids are grown up and off to camp and jobs this summer and I am home until August but when my first nanny kids were little at the beginning of summer [...]
