Recipe of the Week: Pork Egg Rolls We are going to add a new feature to our blogs. We are going to start offering recipes that are healthy, nutritious, easy to prepare, full of flavor and color and best of all … laid out for you. If you have a favorite recipe please feel free to share it with us. Today’s offering is...
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Social Media and the Nanny Social media has connected the world to each other. Friends in foreign countries? Not a problem – you can keep up with daily life together. Wondering what your sister had for lunch? Easy peasy – just check her instafeed. Want to share all of your thoughts and opinions? (insert screeching sound) – you might want to wait....
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Families – How to Work With a Nanny Agency Are you considering working with an agency to find a nanny? Perhaps you have used an agency in the past but you really wish you knew what would make the partnership work the best and become the most effective? Here are a few helpful hints to building a superb relationship with the nanny...
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Nannies – How to Work With A Domestic Placement Agency One of the most fun parts of my job is interviewing potential new candidates for nanny positions we are seeking to fill. As a company we try to work with nannies that are widely diverse in experience, abilities, natural talents, interests, hobbies and personality. As families contact us with their criteria for...
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Change is in the Wind It is no secret, children crave security, stability and routine. When they have a general idea of what each day will hold, when there is some kind of familiar pattern or rhythm to each week, they can relax their internal selves and respond with proper behavior and a more relaxed approach to life. BUT… life brings change....
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Nanny/Household Staff Contracts and Negotiations - Part 2 PART 1 One of my favorite subjects and for a lot of nannies/household staff – one of their least favorite. Contracts are very important. They provide a certain amount of protection, they build a foundation for good communication, they lay out roles and responsibilities. But when it comes to negotiation there is often a lot...
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Nanny/Household Staff Contracts and Negotiations - Part 1 One of my favorite subjects and for a lot of nannies/household staff – one of their least favorite. Contracts are very important. They provide a certain amount of protection, they build a foundation for good communication, they lay out roles and responsibilities. But when it comes to negotiation there is often a lot of...
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Nannies - Learn 5 Ways To Get Kids To Listen One of my favorite songs in The Sound of Music is “Maria” It kind of perfectly sums up children. “How do you solve a problem like Maria? How do you catch a cloud and pin it down? How do you find a word that means Maria? A flibbertijibbet! A Will-o’-the-wisp! A clown! Many a thing you know...
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As a parent, you and your nanny both have a responsibility to help your children grow and develop into the best people they are capable of being. Life is hard and everything we do and say has a bigger impact on the people around us than we will ever know. But we can be intentional about what we say and do...
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Finding Proactive, Trustworthy and Nurturing Nannies Take a few minutes to do a quick Google search and you will find listings galore for PROACTIVE nannies. From Denver, CO to Redding, CA to Atlanta, GA, families are looking for a proactive nanny. What does that mean? What does a proactive nanny look like in real life? One family wants a proactive, easygoing nanny....
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