4 Questions to Ask Child Caregivers during Corona
Here are some things to think about when hiring a caregiver for kids amid coronavirus.
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Childcare Choices: Au Pair, Day Nursery, or Nanny?
Here are the facts to help you find the best fit for your family.
10 Homework Tips for Babysitters
Get the most out of homework time with these top tips.
How to Be A Great After-School Sitter
6 ways you can be a top-quality after-school sitter.
A Parent’s Guide to Surviving the First School Term
Parent blogger Susan K Mann shares her guide to navigating the first term back at school. Enter a caption… I don’t...
What Is the Difference Between a Babysitter and a Nanny?
Do you need a nanny or a babysitter? Learn what type of sitter you need to hire to best fit...
Pet Safety on Halloween
Halloween can be downright spooky for your pets. Between the stress caused by a stream of trick-or-treaters at the door,...
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...
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....
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....
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...
14 Ways to Save Money on Child Care
Think you can’t afford child care? Think again. You may believe child care is too expensive for your family, but...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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 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...
7 Babysitter Red Flags Parents Should Watch For
Signs that the babysitter is not taking proper care of your child. Whether you’re a working parent or a mum...
Telling My Son His Babysitter Is Leaving
How one mum deals with telling her son about the departure of his babysitter and friend. Potty training. Stranger danger....
Nanny Recognition Week: What Parents Appreciate Most
The week nannies should be thanked for the wonderful ways in which the help families. Working as a nanny with kids...
Babysitter Traits: What the Best Babysitters Have In Common
What separates the great sitters from the not-so-good ones? First, let’s state the obvious: Babysitters and nannies must love kids....
12 Best Part-Time Jobs and How to Find Them
If you’re looking to make some extra cash, a part-time job may be the answer. But where should you start?...
Jobs With Babies: 15 Great Career Options to Work With Babies
If you love infants and are looking for a new career, options abound for jobs with babies. But passion alone...
Caregiver burnout is real. Here’s how professional caretakers deal with it.
Most of my days as a full-time nanny started out the same way: I would get up, shower, get coffee...
11 Exit Interview Questions You Should Always Ask
Learn why your employees are leaving. You’re going to lose employees every now and then — that much is a...
6 Tips For Getting Your Kids To Volunteer
How parents and nannies can find the spark to turn a child into a lifelong volunteer. As much as we want to...
101 Cheap Date Ideas
Remember when you and your partner used to go on date nights? It used to seem so easy. What happened?...
How NOT to Tell Your Boss You’re Pregnant
11 tips for handling the scary “I’m pregnant!” conversation with your employer. The day you find out you’re pregnant may...
Nanny Cam: Yes or No?
Nanny cameras, commonly referred to as nanny cams, have gained significant recognition and caused more than a few eyebrow raises...
What Are Realistic Babysitter Responsibilities?
From Mary Poppins to Supernanny, parents have seen a few too many miracle-working child caregivers to be 100 percent sure...
What’s Your Day Care Sick Policy?
Your toddler wakes up more tired than usual, with a runny nose and glazed eyes. You take his temperature; it’s...
8 Signs Elderly Relatives Need Assistance
With people living longer and longer, many families will have increasingly older parents and grandparents. As relatives age, they will require more...
Emergency Checklist for Elderly Relatives and Their Caregivers
How to be prepared for a crisis. We hope we’ll never need the information, but if there is an emergency...
7 Questions to Ask When Touring a Day Care Center
You run a million lists through your head all day, every day, but when it comes to what to ask...
10 Options for After-School Child Care
Parents of school-age children manage a unique balancing act during the school year. Early dismissal days, snow days, teacher work...
The Live-in Carer Guide: The Au Pair or Live-in Nanny Manual
General family information Parent’s working patterns. Children’s weekly timetable e.g. school hours or holiday activities. Meal times: Will the nanny eat with you,...
Questions to Ask in An Au Pair Interview
Ask the right questions to find the best au pair for your family. An au pair will be taking care of your...
Au Pair Tips: Holidays with Your Host Family
Tips for going, or not going, on holiday with your host family. One of the big questions au pairs and host families need...