It is one thing to fear that the person you hire is not going to care for your child properly and is put in the face of danger, but it is quite another thing to fear that the person who is coming into your home might have a criminal past.
Reference checks will say many things about a prospective nanny or housekeeper. For example, a former boss might tell you that the nanny was excellent...
After attending a workshop last month in Los Angeles at the Center for Nonviolent Education and Parenting given by the founder and director Ruth Beaglehole, it became quite apparent to me that most childcare providers along with most parents are completely unaware of this amazing method and positive approach to child rearing. I, myself, was embarrassed to see that so many of the old and...
In 1989, Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced the goal of eliminating Tuberculosis (TB) from the United States by year 2010.
However, today TB and drug-resistant TB cases are continuously reported in every state. An estimated 10 to 15 million persons in the United States are infected. More than 14,000 cases were reported in 2003 in the U.S. TB killed 1.7 million people in...
If you have a nanny or housekeeper whose work schedule falls on any holidays, you must decide how to handle the holiday with your domestic help.
How do you handle the many holidays for domestic help? Do you give them time off for Labor Day, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day?
Here are the options:
1) Provide the...
Interviewing a Nanny to work for you personally is time-consuming and often quite disappointing. Here are some tips on how to go about this process diligently:
1) If you are planning to meet a nanny that you have found through Craigslist, word-of-mouth, an advertisement response, or an agency, be sure to request the following information prior to the meeting: Employment History, Letters of...
The beginning of the year is a great time to think about your life and changes and resolutions that you feel you should be making in the New Year! It is also a great time to think about your household employees, nanny, or housekeeper and what changes can be made so that your family is well cared for and your house is running smoothly.
Very often employers overlook providing their household...
What do you do if your nanny or housekeeper tells you that she must leave the country to visit a dying relative?
The first thing you need to do is find out if that relative is really dying. Okay, that was very cynical, but let's face it, how many times have you heard that line used as an excuse to quietly and quickly leave a job?
Before we get into what you need to do, let's first...
Often I am asked to lecture before a mom's group on the subject of hiring and training household help. This is always very informative not only to the attendees but also to me. Invariably, I walk away learning so much about how people conduct themselves as employers, and I am never surprised to discover how so many are actually walking on eggshells around their domestic help. The usual comment...
When interviewing a nanny, you will run through the usual 20 questions that all nannies have heard. Surprisingly, you will come away thinking that your nanny speaks decent English. Then after completing your due diligence, you decide to hire this person and she begins working with you. After about one week into the job, you realize that your nanny actually speaks very mediocre English...
If you are thinking about working as a nanny, here are a few tips for you to think about before beginning your career. It isn't that simple to just get matched with a family and start a job. There are many nuances that you must learn so that you can avoid termination within the first 30 days of working as a nanny.
Here are five tips for you to consider:
1. Do not try to be your...
