Childcare Articles and Resources

The US Nanny Association shares expert childcare articles, information about child development, and tools to help parents and nannies navigate employment opportunities.

Our community is a platform to share expertise, insights, resources, and childcare articles. We welcome guest speakers and authors. Our mission is to help parents, nannies, au pairs, nanny agency owners, and child care business owners.

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Nannies Navigating Sibling Disputes

Nannies Navigating Sibling Disputes

Navigating Sibling Disputes: Strategies for Nannies to Foster Harmony Introduction: Understanding the Importance of Managing Sibling Disputes As a nanny, one of the challenges you may encounter is managing sibling disputes. Sibling conflicts are an inevitable part of...

Nanny’s Guide to Teaching Cooking Skills

Nanny’s Guide to Teaching Cooking Skills

A Nanny's Guide to Teaching Cooking Skills In the world of child development, empowering children with essential life skills is crucial. One skill that spans all ages and fosters independence, creativity, and a love for healthy meals is cooking. Join us as we explore...

Nanny’s Guide to Productivity

Nanny’s Guide to Productivity

  Mastering Time Management: Achieving Productivity and Balance   As a nanny, you play a crucial role in a child's growth and well-being. But being a nanny involves juggling various responsibilities and requires exceptional time management skills. Let’s...

5 Senses of Stress Reduction

5 Senses of Stress Reduction

    Soothe Away Chronic Stress and Pain with Brain-Friendly Remedies                 “If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”...

Nannies – Help Moms Be in Family Photos

Nannies – Help Moms Be in Family Photos

Nannies - Help Moms Be in Family Photos   In the realm of early child development, the significance of family photos goes beyond capturing moments; they become cherished memories that shape a child's sense of belonging and love. Often, mothers find themselves...

A Brain Treat for the Holidays 2

A Brain Treat for the Holidays 2

Can you imagine a more welcome holiday treat than one that might actually help to make children more alert during the learning process or more reflective during the creative process? How about a simple gift that could help parents curb the effects of stress during...

Every word counts ages 0-4

Every word counts ages 0-4

It is what you say and how much you say it Headlines in prestigious publications and talking heads on annoying streaming platforms have a lot to say about the current, controversial, and in this professor’s mind catastrophic practice of retaining children at the end...

The Great Autumn Organization

The Great Autumn Organization

A Time to Declutter and De-Stress By: Dr. Linda Karges-Bone There is something powerful and motivating about the Autumn Equinox. It has been celebrated for millennia and for good reason. As the seasons shift and families move closer together in anticipation of...

Back to School

Back to School

If your child is in the 7th grade this year, the last time he or she experienced a complete and “normal” academic year was in the 4th grade.

Nanny Hacks

Nanny Hacks

You need some “Nanny Hacks” from Dr. Nana, your favorite professor. I call them hacks, because they are simple tricks with available ingredients and tools.

The Summer of Our Discontent

The Summer of Our Discontent

An Opinion Shaper by Linda Karges-Bone “Now is the Winter of our discontent. Made glorious by this sun of York;“ William Shakespeare, from Richard III In the summer of 1967, I was 8 years old and while already a voracious and accomplished reader, I doubt that the...

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