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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 [...]
Nanny 101: Dealing with Awkward Moments with Families
Nanny 101: Dealing with Awkward Moments with Families By: Greta Schraer The home is a private, personal place and each family has their own rhtythm. Our hope as a nanny is that we agree with that rhythm or be able to mold to it. There will be times that are uncomfortable and awkward. Flexibility, compromise, [...]
Nanny 101: Finding the “Perfect” Job
Finding the “Perfect” Job is like finding the “Perfect” Marriage. By the true definition of the word perfect, both of these are impossible. Still, I believe there are a few lessons that can be learned and applied to a job process that can help it be a successful one. So let’s get started with today’s [...]
Nanny 101: Living in Nanny Community
By: Greta Schraer Welcome back. I know, it is hard to stay focused on your studies in the summer… So this week, let’s talk about life on the “playground”. Nannies need a good social atmosphere too, right? A community shares a common locality or culture. We as nannies live in a familiar world that can [...]
Weekend Round Up June 13-17, 2011
The week has been great weather wise it seems finally just in time for Summer to start on Tuesday June 21! This weekend is Father’s Day. We want to wish all the fathers and those who are father figures a Happy Father’s Day weekend. The week started off with another great “class” in our [...]
Nanny 101: Lifetime of Learning
School maybe out for the summer… but that is just for your kids. Here at Regarding Nannies we promote learning throughout the whole year. In fact, that is the subject of today’s lecture. Thanks for stopping into class, let’s get started so we can have an early dismissal. Nanny 101: Lifetime of Learning By: Greta [...]
Nanny 101: Leading By Example
Sometimes kids are like computers: input and output. They spend more time listening and watching than we realize. We met some neighbors the other day who were interested in seeing the inside of our house. My husband obliged, but said “don’t mind the mess”. He meant an unmade bed, some dishes on the counter and [...]
Weekend Roundup: March 7 – 11, 2011
We had another busy and productive week at Regarding Nannies. Our INA Conference Scholarship Opportunity is still available to a nanny who has never been to conference. Take a few minutes and write us an essay for your chance to win your registration fee paid for. We’ve added to resources to our NannyFusion feature of [...]
Nanny 101: Creating a Successful Play Date
Nanny 101: Creating a Successful Play Date By: Greta Schraer Welcome back, nannies, today’s class should be a fun one. As nannies we are lucky, we love children and we spend a great amount of time playing with kids in the best of places. Often I have thought, “this is my job!?” While not every [...]
Nanny 101 – Nanny Wear
I thought about calling this article “What Not To Wear” as it is much more attention seeking and dramatic, however, when thinking about my audience (my nanny friends who are pretty practical and likely no to crazily dressed), I decided to skip the play on the fashion show that holds people hostage until they relinquish [...]
