Bringing a new nanny into your home to care for your children, whether it's her first post or fifteenth, will require some level of training and a period of adjustment. Regardless of her experience in the private childcare field, even the best nanny is largely unfamiliar with the way that your individual household runs, the rules with which you keep order and the needs particular to your family alone. The ...

Anyone who says that stay-at-home moms don't work has never stayed at home with a child or managed a busy household. Simply keeping up with everyone's appointments, day-to-day maintenance, household shopping, and running errands can be a major undertaking. Thankfully, the amazing number of apps available for the iPhone in the App Store include a fair amount that are very useful to today's harried stay at home mom. These ten ...

Quality posts with fair compensation can be difficult for nannies to come by, making it necessary to sometimes accept the occasional engagement that doesn't quite live up to all of their expectations. Still, there are some deal breakers that a qualified, competent private childcare provider simply will not tolerate. These ten situations can, in many cases, cause a nanny to end her contract early and seek greener pastures. Excessively Long Work ...

Every nanny should be able to provide great childcare for the children she watches, and many parents look for nannies who are blessed with that innate ability. In addition to the basic skills required to do so, parents also often look for nannies that also have certain special skills that can bring something extra to the job. This is part of the “magic” of the nanny and family match: finding ...

When it comes to presenting your ideal nanny candidate with a job offer, there’s more to an attractive job offer than just an hourly wage. Creating an attractive salary package can be beneficial to both the employer and the nanny. For the employer, a salary package could save money and reduce the taxable compensation of their employee enough to make a nanny candidate that was out of their hiring budget in ...

Many young children experience separation anxiety when their parent leaves for any amount of time, whether it’s short or long. At around 8 to 9 months of age, children begin to learn and understand that mom and dad are permanent figures in their lives, and may become upset when they can no longer see them. Nannies can ease the anxiety children feel when their parents leave by understanding why the ...