Family Members as Carers
Your maternity leave is over and you have to go back to work. The thought of leaving your baby is painful,...
Articles by The Care.com UK Team
5 Step Guide to Finding Special Needs Childcare
Finding childcare, that fits your schedules and suits your children, is a difficult task for many parents. When there’s no...
6 Steps To A Better and Safer Recruitment Process
The task of finding your perfect childminder, dog sitter, housekeeper or tutor can be a tough one. That’s why we...
Trusting Your Instincts When Hiring New Care
As a parent, nothing is more important to you than your children’s safety and happiness. So when it comes to...
5 Warning Signs Your Kids Dislike the Nanny
Families hire nannies to provide caring and nurturing support while helping to raise their children. But what would you do...
How to Start a ‘Nanny Camp’
With Summer on the way your charges will soon be free from school and looking for plenty of things to...
12 Steps to Firing a Carer
Terminating your carer’s contract will never be an easy thing to do. But sometimes, for whatever reason, it may be...
The Stressed-Out Carer: How Not to Snap
Jane* a mum to 2 in London, knew something had to change when she found her temper going from 0 to...
Gifts for Newborns
Sophie La GirafeAnything from this beautiful range would be a welcome addition to a newborns collection. Sophie la girafe originated...
6 Working Mum Tips
Executives by day and mothers by morning-noon-and-night, women are leading companies across the country. Between board meetings and parents’ evenings...
How to Negotiate Flexible Working
Mandy Garner is the Editor of Workingmums.co.uk: the UK’s leading female-focused jobs and community site. How do you best go about negotiating flexible...
Quality Family Time On The Cheap
Kathryn Crawford, editor of TheBabyWebsite.com, writes about her favourite ways to spend time together as a family — without breaking the...
Make the Most of the Dad-Bond
The bond between Dads and children is a very important one. Often Dads feel they get overlooked, or feel they are...
101 Activities to Maximise a Free Hour
Just imagine a whole hour to yourself – no kids, no work and no to-do’s. What would you do? As...
101 Cheap Dates
Fun date nights don’t have to come at a great expense – here’s some creative ideas for inspiration. Can...
Natural Body Lotion & Lip Balm Recipes
Many body lotion products on the market today contain a lot of chemical ingredients whilst their natural counterparts cost the...
The Importance of Paternity Leave
When it comes to the public consciousness, dads and paternity leave is often overshadowed by mums and maternity leave. Yet...
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Top 5 Christmas Activities for Children
With cards and gifts to send, food to prepare and relatives to accommodate it is easy to forget that the...
Top 5 Christmas Books for Pre-schoolers
“A Visit from Saint Nicolas”, Clement Clark MooreThis poem, better known as “The Night Before Christmas”, was first published in...
Christmas Tipping: A Bonus Guide for Your Carers
Whatever your motivation, appreciating those who take care of those most precious to you, is part of the holiday protocol. If...
How Parents and Carers can Create a Discipline Plan
What if your nanny hit your child? This would be a reason to dismiss them on gross misconduct – but,...
Childcare Choices: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Nannies versus Nurseries
According to the Office of National Statistics, the gap in employment rates for women with and without children has narrowed...
Rainy Day Activities for Children Aged 3-5
The good news: The right activities can keep children entertained and prepare them for school success by enhancing their fine...
How to Interview a Special Needs Carer
Here are some specific questions that are important to ask in order to ensure that you and your family are...
Finding Your Ideal Pet Care
Whether it’s a regular dog walker during the week, cat sitting cover while you’re on holiday or just someone to...
10 Tips for Travelling with Children
These 10 easy tips will make your holiday travel easier, more fun, and more relaxing for everyone — including mum...
What Character Traits Should a Child Carer Have?
First, let’s state the obvious: Childcare such as nannies, au pairs, babysitters and any kind of childminder must love children....
Getting a New Year’s Eve Babysitter
You’ve been invited to a great party but there’s one problem: your usual babysitter has been invited to another party,...
International Parenting Techniques: Learning from Other Cultures
Parenting is hard work no matter what part of the world you live in. However, a host of new books...
7 Common Stress Scenarios – Solved
You’re stressed out. With children, a job, a life, parents aging, siblings fighting – not to mention the enormous amount...
How to be a Plugged-in Parent
Your child’s energy seems to shift to a new website every week. He has new friends and you can’t keep...
1, 2, 3, 4, How to Plan a Kids Party and More!
These days, there’s always a reason to celebrate – a new puppy, the arrival of summer (!) or welcoming new...
Your Nanny Is Pregnant – 6 Tips To Make This Work For Everyone
Your nanny has just texted you to say that she has some wonderful news to share tonight, once you have...
Starting School
The requirements and age to start Reception across the UK are generally that the child should be starting school within...
Get Hired Faster – Share Your Profile!
With the help of social media, email and classified ads it is quick and simple to get your Care.com profile...
Caring for a Child with Special Needs
Caring for a child with special needs –educational or physical disability – brings huge rewards and satisfaction for the carer....
Beating Those First-Day-of-School Nerves
It’s only natural to be worried about heading back to school – and that goes for parents and children! Of...
Halloween Stories for Children
Witches, ghouls, pumpkins and haunted castles are a-plenty in these 10 Halloween stories for children. Enjoy reading them together with...
15 Conversation Starters for Children
Talking to your child about their day makes for perfect dinnertime chat and early evening catch-ups. Although it can be...