Send Your Children to Bed Stress-Free
Do your kids seem to find all their energy right before bedtime? If so, you are not alone. At the...
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Babysitting Tips for Beginners
How first-time babysitters can start their new job with ease. Are you worried about your first babysitting job coming up? Don’t worry – you...
Natural At-Home Stain Removers for The Toughest Stains
At home-remedies that you or your housekeeper can use to battle the toughest of stains. From grass stains on the children’s white t-shirts to lipstick...
Au Pair Tips: What to Do If You Have Problems with Your Host Family
How to handle problems that may arise with your host family. The au pair experience is usually a positive and exciting one....
5 Things That Change When You Hire an Au Pair
The benefits of having an au pair that you will notice straight away. Are you thinking about hiring an au pair? Here...
The Dog Diet: How to Keep Weight Off Your Dog
Is your dog walking with a little too much waddle? Reduce your dog’s excess weight in a controlled manner. All dog owners know...
Getting A Check-Up for Your Dog
Check-ups are vital to maintaining your dog’s health so schedule regular visits to the vet. Here’s what else you need to know. The...
Au Pair Tips: What to Do If You Feel Homesick
How you can fight homesickness and have an amazing au pair experience. When you travel far away from your friends and...
5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Hiring an Au Pair
Questions to ask yourself to find out if hiring an au pair is the right decision for you. Are you thinking about hiring...
A Parent’s Guide to Flexible Working
What is flexible working and does it really help? From working parents juggling the school runs to millennials no longer willing to...
The Au Pair Contract: Why You Need It and What It Should Say
Everything host families need to know about creating an au pair contract. One way to ensure that the au pair experience will be a...
First-Aid Checklist: What to Do If Your Child Is Being Cyberbullied
How to tell if your child is being cyberbullied and what you can do to help. As the number of...
8 Free–or Almost Free–Valentine’s Day Ideas
Valentine’s Day is almost here. Have you made your restaurant reservation, made heart-shaped treats for the kids, bought a romantic...
Overcoming Problems with Your Employer
Disagreements between caregivers and their employers are often a result of lack of communication. Here are some tips to prevent arguments or conflicts....
7 Ideas for Valentine’s Day with Your Elderly Loved Ones
Great ideas for the elderly loved ones in your life on Valentine’s Day. There is perhaps no more fulfilling and worthwhile way...
6 Tips to Monitor Teens and Social Media
How to keep your children safe online. Social media has long since become a dominating feature in the lives of today’s teenagers....
Are You Scared of Your Child?
5 signs you fear your kids, and how you can change their behaviour. Parents fearing their children is more common than you might...
7 Things Tutors Should Never Do
Avoid these mistakes during your tutoring job. An effective tutor can mean the difference between failure and success for someone struggling...
Your Back-to-School Guide
As summer winds to a close, it’s time to go back to school. No more lazy days of summer. Instead,...
Back-to-School Blues: How You Can Help Your Kids Beat Back-to-School Anxiety
As the summer draws to a close, many families are dealing with anxiety about going back to school — or in some...
Getting the Most Out of Your Tutor
How to manage and evaluate the private tutors and instructors you have hired. Once you have hired a tutor, you may be relieved to step aside...
101 Funny Names For Goofy Dogs (and Their Owners)
I believe it was Shakespeare who once asked, “What’s in a dog name?” Well, maybe that wasn’t the exact quote…but...
What Is the Difference Between an Au Pair and A Nanny?
Part-time nanny, full-time nanny, live-in nanny or au pair – there are so many caregiver names posted all over the internet...
Is a Postpartum Doula Right for You?
Postpartum doulas provide physical, practical and emotional support to new mums at home. Do you need one? You’ve just had a...
How to Interview an Au Pair
An au pair is a foreign national who moves to a different country to provide child care, while taking language classes and...
No-Gos for Au Pairs
The role of an au pair can sometimes be complex and challenging but is more often than not extremely rewarding....
8 Ways To Manage Sandwich Generation Stress
If you find yourself at the end of the day feeling drained and worrying about not doing enough, then demands...
Is Your Baby Teething Early? Here Are 4 Common Parent Worries
Can your baby be teething at 3 months old? While most infants get their first teeth between 4 and 6...
A Caregiver’s Guide to Dealing with Dementia
If the person you care for has been diagnosed with dementia, it’s important to realise that many things will change over time....
6 Things You Can Expect When You Are the Royal Nanny
The royal nanny must always be the height of professionalism. From manners to milestones, there are many attributes to a...
Gift Wrapping Tips: How to Perfectly Wrap Your Presents
While the thought that goes into presents is what counts the most – sometimes we just want the gifts we...
7 Tips for Spending Christmas with the In-Laws
Are you worried about spending Christmas with your in-laws or other relatives this year? Don’t worry, we have got top tips for...
7 Tips for Elderly People Who Are Alone for The Holidays
Here are some tips and tricks you can use to make this holiday season an enjoyable one. With the holidays...
How to Find a Job During the Holidays
We could all use a little cash during the holidays so let’s go over the best ways to find that...
8 Tips for Keeping Holiday Stress to a Minimum
It’s supposed to be the most beautiful time of the year. A time where pine or plastic trees stand tall in living...
21 Reasons You Should Hire A Babysitter for The Holidays
This time of the year can feel overwhelming with a never-ending list of holiday to-dos and not enough time to get...
Conversations You Should Have with Your Employer Before the Holidays
Get ahead of your holiday schedule and talk to your employer about their Christmas plans now. The holiday season shakes...
9 Ways for a Single Mum to Survive the Holidays
November and December are holiday bonanza months. Your kids are likely glassy-eyed with excitement and expectations and we single mums...
How to Help Your Child Cope When Saying Goodbye to A Nanny
From relocation to new employment, the working relationship between nannies and the family they work for can end for many reasons....
How to Know You Are Ready for Work After Parental Leave
How do you know that the time is right for you to go back to work? For some mothers, the...