Sunday, May 5th from 5 to 6:30 PM Pacific / 8 to 9:30 PM Eastern Communicating openly, honestly and effectively with your employers is one of the hardest parts of working as a nanny. But it’s a necessity. There isn’t anyone else to advocate for you, to clarify misunderstanding, or to act as mediator during a conflict. It’s all up to you. And how well you’re able to do those things can make or break your employment relationship. In this training you’ll learn eight easy … [Read more...]
Safety Issues Every Nanny and Parent Should Know About
Tycoon's wife tried to save dying daughter, 2, after blind cord accident is the first article I read this morning and it stopped me in my tracks. Reading that another child has died from a preventable accident is heartbreaking. I’m not blaming the mother or the nanny, both of whom were home at the time, but I feel the need to blame someone, something. As a long time and vocal advocate for comprehensive nanny training, I can’t help but think that if either of the two nannies employed by the … [Read more...]
The Fundamentals of Asking for a Raise webinar
Asking for a raise is one of the toughest conversations for a nanny to have. Unfortunately it’s one of the responsibilities that come with working as a nanny, a position that doesn’t include an intermediary to advocate on the nanny’s behalf. In this training, you’ll learn how to… • initiate the conversation with your employer about your raise • use a performance review as the basis for your raise evaluation • respond to a raise offer that you don’t feel … [Read more...]
10 Reasons Why You Should Consider Paying for Your Nanny to Attend a Connection-Centered Discipline Nanny Certification Training 1. It’s a small investment with a big payoff. Study after study shows that caregivers who receive training consistently provide higher quality care. 2. It’s based on Positive Discipline, a popular approach built on connection, cooperation, respect, kindness, and encouragement. 3. The “learn today, use tomorrow” training will give your … [Read more...]
Nannypalooza Extended Session
Distinguishing Yourself As A Childcare Professional How To Share Your Expertise In The Interview And On The Job Sunday, October 14th from 1 to 4 PM Online Session, Sunday, October 28 from 5 to 8 PM EST In our society, nannies aren’t automatically given the title of childcare professional. While most parents trust their nanny to do a great job, they don’t usually recognize her as the expert she is. Instead, parents turn to other sources. They hire a baby whisperer to help them get their … [Read more...]
Affordable Education Offerings For The Beginning Nanny
I recently received an email from a nanny on LinkedIn asking about what educational classes she could take to make herself more marketable to parents. She’s starting school in the fall, working towards an ECE degree but in the meantime she wants to show parents she can do more than just “watch the kids”. I love getting emails like that! I’m so impressed by the new nannies coming into the industry that are excited about education and commited to doing a great job. My advice is take a … [Read more...]
From Headache to Harmony webinar replay
How to Get Parents on Your Side When Dealing with a Child’s Challenging Behavior We all know the most effective way to handle a child’s challenging behavior is to have both nanny and parent take the same approach in dealing with the behavior. But that’s often easier said than done. This workshop will help you create a collaborative nanny / parent team that benefits you, your employer and the child. In this webinar you’ll learn how to: · decide which issues to take to the … [Read more...]
Practical Skills for Tough Conversations webinar replay
How to Effectively Handle Emotionally Charged Situations and Difficult Personalities With Professionalism, Compassion and Tact Every nanny at one time or another has to tackle a tough conversation with a parent. It may be as commonplace as saying no to a too often favor request or it may be as serious as recommending they have their child evaluated for a developmental delay These situations are often difficult to tackle and frequently lead to conversations that are overrun by emotions, … [Read more...]
Nannypalooza 2011
Nannypalooza 2011 was held on November 5th and 6th in Ellicott City, MD. For a complete list of workshops offered, click here. … [Read more...]
The Nanny Job Search Portfolio The Secret to Landing the Interview and Winning The Job The choice is yours; are you going to take an innovative job search approach and position yourself for success or are you going to take the “business as usual” path? Nudge, nudge, I’d go with the first one. The hard truth is that in today’s nanny job market being a great nanny just isn’t enough to get you a great job. You have to somehow get the attention of the agencies and parents that … [Read more...]
