Susbcribe to Regarding Nannies
Monday Moxie
10 Things That are Not Appropriate for a Nanny Profile
Social networking is a force to be reckoned with. If you spend anytime at all on the internet you will discover that people don’t always use the best judgement when posting things online. I thought this article from Roxanne Porter over at Nannyjobs was timely and useful. (Introduction by Glenda Propst, Regarding Nannies Development Team [...]
Best of Regarding Nannies From Greta
Happy Holidays! I hope that you are enjoying the season. These next two weeks we will be bringing you the “Best of Regarding Nannies.” A time when we will look back over the past year and share our favorite posts. Today, I share one of my favorite Nanny 101 articles. I enjoyed writing this because [...]
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 [...]
Are You My Mommy? by Deborah Smith
Becoming a mother is probably one of the most emotionally charged experiences of a woman’s life. Supercharge those emotions with feelings of anxiety associated with leaving your child in the care of another, and many mothers I’d say most mothers will face twinges of doubt, guilt, and even envy toward the caregiver who [...]
Good as Gold: Timeless Tips for Working with an Agency
Good as Gold: Timeless Tips for Working with an Agency The following tips were featured in the National Association of Nannies Job Issue of their newsletter in 2003 and are still valuable today. We asked agencies around the USA to share with us tips for working with agencies that nannies might not know or might [...]
Meet Me in Tampa!
I really enjoy Facebook. I enjoy connecting with my friends, reconnecting with old friends and even making new friends. There are a lot of silly games people play on Facebook and things people challenge you to do with your status. One of the popular Facebook status games goes like this: Do any of us really [...]
Anatomy of a Work Agreement: Part Three
by Kellie Geres, Regarding Nannies Development Team As we continue along in our series, we’re going to be discussing Policy & Procedures in the workplace. One area you want to detail and be in agreement is your work vehicle. If you use your own vehicle for work or one is provided for your use, there [...]
Growing as a Professional by Glenda Propst
Growing as a Professional by: Glenda Propst How do you feel about what you do? Do you see yourself as a professional? How do your employers treat you? How do your employers’ friends and family treat you? Many of our feelings of self worth come from our employers. How you see yourself has a lot [...]
Monday Moxie: A Catch Up with Heather Mckinley
Monday Moxie: A Catch Up with Heather Mckinley by Alice Shaffer The Development Team at Regarding Nannies recognizes the importance of education and wanted to assist a nanny in going to the International Nanny Association’s 25th nanny conference this past May in San Francisco. We sponsored an essay contest and Heather McKinley was the recipient [...]
Nanny 101: Routines
Welcome back to Nanny 101, a series created to share the basics for the new nanny or a refresher course for the seasoned nanny! Let this be a starting point for your personal study! “…Predictable routines are satisfying like milk and sunshine.” Nanny 101: Routines Routine… the word does not give off the sense of [...]
