Every morning at 4:30, I rush downstairs and make myself the best cup of coffee in my 16oz coffee cup. The aroma from the coffee wakes me up and from this point I stay still just listening to the birds sing. I often think that they are singing songs of praise so I find my […]
Month: June 2014
Be consistent with discipline in the presence or absence of the parents
The key to discipline is consistency. Whatever parent-approved discipline method a caregiver uses has to be executed in the same way each time, whether or not the parents are present. It’s interesting to watch caregivers who use forceful tones and body language, and the kids respond immediately with the desired behavior. However, those caregivers may […]
If a family has had three or four nannies in one year, run. Something is wrong!
Run, nanny, run! If you are interviewing with a family and find out that they’ve used the services of four or more nannies in a given year, it’s your cue to run. There is something wrong with this picture. I’m not referring to the services of occasional babysitters who may come on weeknights or weekends […]