Dear Nannies, If an employer swears at you once, it will happen again (“past behavior determines future behavior.”) No matter what job you do at one point or the other you will disappoint an employer. However employers are tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that they treat their workers humanely. Employees on the other hand must […]
“It’s not what you say but how you say it” as cliché as this may sound there’s a lot of truth to this saying. We must also consider other factors like our body language when communicating with employers. Occasionally very minor situations lead to major problems because of the way they are communicated by some […]
“If you don’t like something, change it, if you can’t change it, change your attitude.” MAYA ANGELO Apply your professionalism to gaining the respect in the most isolated industry. Life can only get better when you apply all the necessary tools that allow you the respect and full satisfaction for the job that makes all […]
Every child is different and therefore they will get to some developmental milestones at different times. Although comparing milestones can help parents figure out whether a child is developing normally the problem arises when parents and also nannies compare the developmental milestones of two very different children and use that to draw conclusions that may […]
Would you like to invite more cooperation from the children in your care? Are you looking for real solutions to everyday challenges? In this presentation, Amber Traina will introduce the basics of Positive Discipline, an approach to raising capable, confident, and kind children that can help nannies strengthen their relationships with the children in their […]
I dare you to stop for a moment and consider the following: an old frail man, originally from Dominica; a father, a friend, a husband—a man in the early stage of dementia, trapped in his own mind and deceived by his own thoughts. Now, I beg you to consider that this very same man, who […]
“Stand aside for a while and leave room for learning, observe carefully what children do, and then, if you have understood well, perhaps teaching will be different from before.” ~ Loris Malaguzzi As nannies we have all observed what happens when children are given autonomy to play. While doing nanny work I was very often […]
A Mouse who always lived on the land, by an unlucky chance, formed an intimate acquaintance with a Frog, who lived, for the most part, in the water. One day, the Frog was intent on mischief. He tied the foot of the Mouse tightly to his own. Thus joined together, the Frog led his friend […]
Never be afraid to speak up! So many of us have learned; have been conditioned to “stay quiet” as we were so often told depending on the society we were raised in. We heard stuff like “girls are seen and not heard” and many never realized how this would negatively impact so many women even […]
Dear nannies, What is it about Fridays that cause us to have more energies when we have had the most exhausting week? Juggling kids for classes here and there; after school pick-ups; trains and bus rides; children with runny noses, RSV, coughs and cold; a quiche in the oven, picky eaters, sibling “wars” ..you […]
Happy Wednesday. When going to work we have to be careful how we dress. While I understand that you all are adults and you will decide independently what works for you, I believe that some of the outfits that some nannies chose to wear when going to work reflect “perhaps” a lack of a good […]
Happy Thursday All! Although it’s very windy today, the sun is out here in New Jersey and I could hear birds singing so beautifully. I often think that even they too are giving thanks to the Great Energies of this universe. I hope that you too have many things that you are thankful for. […]