6th Annual Online Conference
From the comfort of your home, you can attend the Parent and Nanny conference and engage with childcare and parenting experts, nannies, parents and business owners. You will have 24/7 access to over 30 expert seminars and can watch anytime during the entire month of September. You can register to attend or sponsor the conference to share information about your business to our childcare community.
Did you sign up for the Conference? Log into your US Nanny Association account between September 1-30 to watch the seminars.
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- Non member rate is $149
- Member rate is $55
Industry Experts
The Parent and Nanny Conference has 30+ expert speakers. Our speakers are pediatricians, employment lawyers, early childhood educators, parenting coaches and small business owners.
English & Spanish
The online Parent and Nanny Conference offers 29 seminars in English and 14 seminars in Spanish or Spanish closed captioned. Attendees have access to all seminars in both English and Spanish.
100% Online
The Parent and Nanny Conference has 30+ on-demand seminars by industry experts. You have an entire month of September to watch as many as you want.
Certificates
Each webinar has a certificate of attendance. The certificate can be added to your nanny portfolio and used towards the Certified Nanny training hours or certification continuing education requirements.
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What Past Attendees Say
Thank you so much for all of this amazing insight and information. I was ready to quit my current nanny job and have found new tools to implement with the children and tips to better communicate with the parents. So thank you so much!
Daniela G
Miami, FLThis year's conference had very useful information that was extremely relevant to the work of a nanny. I wish more agencies recommended their nannies invest in this type of professional development.
Destiny J
New York, NYI’m passionate about continuing education and being up-to-date with what’s going on in the nanny community. Also, attending conferences looks great on my resume and give me new topics to share during the interview.
Sara K
Dallas, TXThis was my second year attending the conference and I am excited to attend again! I always want to expand my knowledge base and marketability as a professional nanny. The online format makes it easy.
Emily R
Dayton, OHThis conference empowered me with the tools and confidence needed to provide the best care for the children I look after. It's an investment in professional growth that truly pays off.
Angela B
Honolulu, HIThe online parent and nanny conference is a must-attend event for anyone involved in child care. The sessions are incredibly informative, covering a wide range of topics and all the speakers are industry experts.
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2025 Seminars
This year’s conference has 29 seminars in English and 14 in Spanish or Spanish closed captioned. The seminars are listed below alphabetically by title and include topics on childcare, the nanny industry, personal growth, professional growth and leading a small business.
Colleen Schmit
All Aboard the Empathy Train
All Aboard the Empathy Train invites caregivers to explore practical ways to foster deeper understanding and connection with the families they serve. This session will provide tools to enhance communication, navigate challenging situations with compassion, and build stronger relationships rooted in mutual respect.
Farnaz Dar
Becoming the Clutter Free Family
Welcome to this training about How to Help Your Child Be Clutter Free without Conflict or Cleaning up for them! You’re about to discover proven tips, backed by brain science, for how to help your kids create a peaceful, organized home!
Kristina Lucia Pezza
Build Creative Connections with Children
This seminar will focus on recognizing the feeling of both ourselves and our children and developing a safe space for vulnerability and transformation. When we acknowledge and accept our feelings, we are able to communicate more effectively with each other. This space allows us to be vulnerable and when we are able to be vulnerable that is when transformation happens.
Cara Tyrrell
Cómo hablar con los niños pequeños antes de que le respondan
Tus palabras construyen el diccionario temprano de un niño, forjan su identidad temprana, sus creencias fundamentales y modelan una conexión interpersonal saludable, a la vez que les enseñan habilidades que inspiran un amor por el aprendizaje para toda la vida. ¡Y todo esto sucede antes de que puedan responderte!
Gigliola Nuñez Coronell
Conexión y Confianza: educar con proposito
Este seminario web es un espacio para reflexionar sobre la importancia de crear vínculos seguros y fomentar la confianza en los primeros años de vida. Impartido por Gigi Núñez, experta en Disciplina Positiva, el seminario ofrece estrategias basadas en las “3 A”: autocuidado, apego y autonomía, esenciales para el desarrollo infantil y el bienestar de los cuidadores.
Julia Chang
Convierta los contratiempos en montajes
Este seminario web trata sobre la transformación de los contratiempos en configuraciones para el éxito, cambiando su mentalidad para ver los obstáculos como oportunidades de crecimiento. Aprenderás tres estrategias imprescindibles. Al implementar estos pasos, romperás los obstáculos y entrarás con confianza en la vida que estás destinado a vivir.
Mary Wilcox Smith
Cuidar niños sin sentirse abrumado
Las rabietas, la rebeldía y los arrebatos emocionales pueden hacer que incluso la niñera más experimentada se sienta estancada. Pero fomentar la cooperación no se trata de ser el mejor amigo de un niño ni de controlar su comportamiento. Se trata de pequeños momentos intencionales que generan confianza, seguridad emocional y un mejor comportamiento.
Dra. Margarita M Marichal Lugo
Desarrollo de la motricidad fina en la niñeZ temprana
Este seminario web presenta la importancia y complejidad del desarrollo motor fino. Analiza los requisitos previos necesarios para desarrollar los movimientos precisos de las manos y los dedos cuando los niños manipulan la escritura, la alimentación y otras herramientas.
Karla Prado Pichardo
Dificultades a la hora de comer
Abordaremos las estrategias a utilizar para sobrellevar las dificultades propias de la edad al momento de comer, revisaremos las habilidades del niño respecto a la alimentación de acuerdo a la edad, conoceremos las porciones de alimentos para la edad y el riesgo de comparar sin tomar en cuenta características personales e individuales.
Kenya Metoyer
Dominando la resolución de conflictos
Navegar por los conflictos entre padres y niñeras puede ser un desafío, pero con las herramientas adecuadas, pueden convertirse en oportunidades de crecimiento y relaciones más sólidas. Esta sesión proporcionará estrategias prácticas basadas en evidencia para resolver conflictos de manera constructiva, mejorar la comunicación y fomentar un entorno colaborativo de cuidado infantil.
Nayeli Berenice
Educación Emocional y Social
Puntos a tratar:
• Como ayudar a los niños a gestionar sus emociones desde pequeños
• La importancia del juego en el desarrollo emocional y social
• El apego y su impacto en el desarrollo emocional del niño.
• Estrategias para fomentar la autonomía y autoestima en la infancia
Heather Pratt White
Embracing Sensitive Periods in Childhood Development
In childhood development, timing is everything – especially when it comes to sensitive periods, those ideal windows for acquiring knowledge and learning specific skills. This webinar will guide nannies and caregivers in recognizing these unique phases, understanding their timing, and using practical strategies to nurture children’s natural interests.
Michael Mendoza
EveryBully
160,000 children refuse to attend school every day for fear of being bullied. EveryBully provides parents and caregivers the tools to guide children through this challenging dynamic.
Geoff Hedgepeth
Fear is Your Super Power
Move Toward the Fear. Fear is not a barrier; it’s a launchpad for growth. This talk teaches how to embrace fear, rise above failures, and unlock the hidden potential to achieve success. Learn how to turn fear into fuel and move forward with confidence.
Christa D. Nader
Find Your Voice: Handling Tricky Conversations
Conflict in your position as a nanny can be quite common. How can you clearly communicate concerns about your job with respect while simultaneously supporting the relationship with your employer? We’ll discuss practical strategies and provide verbiage to utilize, equipping you to handle awkward or uncomfortable conversations.
Lisa Kohn
First Most Always
In this compelling keynote, Lisa Kohn shares important truths that ignite and arm audiences to love themselves First, Most, and Always. Channel that power to strengthen your relationships and lead and live in tough times, with confidence, grounding in who you are, and a bit of magic.
Dolly Tampos Oksman
From OverwheLmed to Inner Peace: Tame Your Stress Monsters
This session delves into the crucial yet frequently overlooked topic of self-love and stress reduction. We will explore research-based, practical stress reduction strategies and techniques that caregivers can easily integrate into daily routines. These strategies aim to foster self-love, enhance resilience, and minimize stress.
Cara Tyrrell
El Futuro está en tus manos
Los niños se mueven, exploran, se preguntan, juegan y aprenden con todo su ser: su mente, su cuerpo y su corazón. Los adultos pueden apoyar este aprendizaje con un enfoque cuidadoso y afectuoso que comprenda y respete la importancia del movimiento, el pensamiento y los sentimientos de los niños. Exploraremos la filosofía de la Dra. Emmi Pikler, que aboga por un enfoque pacífico y respetuoso en el cuidado de bebés y niños pequeños.
Heidi Chance
Identifying the Unseen: Sex Trafficking Awareness
By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to identify key indicators of potential sex trafficking situations, demonstrating an understanding of the signs that may occur in a person. Participants will leave with knowledge of how to report potential trafficking issues, ensuring they can take proactive steps to connect victims with the appropriate authorities while minimizing risks to themselves.
Marjie Hadad
Inspire Confidence and Resilience Using These 4 Public Relations Practices
What on earth does public relations (PR) have to do with being a nanny? Well, EVERYTHING! If you communicate with anyone during the course of the day, you are using your PR skills. The question is: how effectively are you using your pr skills to create a positive and successful result? This presentation will review 4 public relations industry practices that will help nannies to inspire more confidence and resilience.
Laura Temin
Is Hypnosis Really What You Think It Is?
Most people think hypnosis is what they’ve seen in movies or at a hypnosis stage show – where the hypnotist takes control of a person’s mind or makes them do embarrassing tricks on stage. Find out what hypnosis really is, how it works, and how to take charge of your mind.
Kyri Maher
It Takes a Village: Building a Perinatal Support Team
This session provides caregivers with an overview of different types of perinatal support professionals including doulas, newborn care specialists, lactation consultants, perinatal mental health experts, and more. Attendees will gain an understanding of the unique benefits of each type of specialist and learn how to create a holistic support team that helps them confidently navigate parenthood from the earliest days.
Dr. James DeCarli
Keeping Children Safe in the Home and at the Playground
Childhood injuries are most common in the home, where children spend a significant amount of time exploring and learning, but these injuries are preventable. This training outlines injury risks across different developmental stages, from infancy to early adolescence, highlighting common hazards such as falls, burns, drowning, suffocation, and poisoning.
Natalie Parmenter
Listo o no: ¡aquí viene el jardín de infantes!
Natalie Parmenter, ex maestra de kindergarten y fundadora de Primary Focus, compartirá consejos prácticos para preparar a su hijo para el kindergarten. Se sumerge en los métodos para prevenir la ansiedad por separación, las actividades académicas de bajo rendimiento que se adaptarán a su rutina y los consejos prácticos que marcarán una diferencia real en ese primer día (consejo profesional: enséñeles cómo abrir una bolsa Ziploc).
Dr. James DeCarli
Mantener a los niños seguros
Las lesiones infantiles son más comunes en el hogar, donde los niños pasan una cantidad significativa de tiempo explorando y aprendiendo, pero estas lesiones se pueden prevenir. Esta capacitación describe los riesgos de lesiones en diferentes etapas del desarrollo, desde la infancia hasta la adolescencia temprana, destacando peligros comunes como caídas, quemaduras, ahogamiento, asfixia e intoxicación.
Kenya Metoyer
Mastering Conflict Resolution
Navigating conflicts between parents and nannies can be challenging, but with the right tools, they can become opportunities for growth and stronger relationships. This session will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to resolve conflicts constructively, improve communication, and foster a collaborative childcare environment. Attendees will leave with actionable techniques to build trust, clarify expectations, and create a positive space for both caregivers and families.
Mary Wilcox Smith
Nannying Without Feeling Overwhelmed
Tantrums, defiance, and emotional outbursts can make even the most experienced nanny feel stuck. But fostering cooperation isn’t about being a child’s best friend—or controlling their behavior. It’s about small, intentional moments that build trust, emotional security, and better behavior. In this session, you’ll learn three simple MicroSteps to turn power struggles into moments of connection, help children regulate their emotions, and set clear boundaries.
Danni Wei
Observing Childhood: The Key to Intentional Parenting
In this seminar, I will share Montessori observation and assessment strategies designed to help educators, parents, and nannies support children through their unique stages of development. Additionally, I will offer stories and practical tips for creating an environment that aligns with the Montessori approach, fostering greater opportunities for children to learn, explore, and grow independently and safely.
Mark Fabian
Paradigm Shift in Safefty
Getting Left of Bang – A Paradigm Shift in Safety When it comes to our safety, it is no longer good enough to react to what happens. We must become more proactive in our efforts to protect ourselves and the innocent around us. We MUST make a Paradigm Shift in how we approach Safety and being to identify potential threats before they can become a problem.
Fatima Rebeca Calvillo Garcia
Primeros auxilios psicológicos
OBJETIVO Las nannys adquirirán conocimientos para desarrollar habilidades básicas y poder ofrecer primeros auxilios psicológicos en diversas situaciones de crisis.
JoAnn Stevelos
Raising Body Positive Children, The Power of Kindness
Join us for a practical, compassionate webinar on raising body-positive children. We’ll discuss simple strategies grounded in kindness, self-worth, and healthy habits—tools you can start using right away. By the end, you’ll be equipped to foster a positive body image in kids, helping them grow up with confidence and resilience.
Natalie Parmenter
Ready or Not: Here Comes Kindergarten!
Natalie Parmenter, former kindergarten teacher and founder of Primary Focus, will share practical tips to get your child ready for kindergarten. She dives into methods to prevent separation anxiety, low lift academic activities that will fit into your routine and the practical tips that will make a real difference on that first day (pro tip: teach them how to open a Ziploc bag).
Jendayi Harris
Recognizing Suicide and Self Harm
Today’s children and teens are bombarded with ideas that make them feel worthless and destructive. How can you be better equipped to recognize suicide and self harm tendencies? In this webinar you will gain insights and how to’s for dealing with low self-esteem and depression in kids.
David Zechman
Servant Leadership For a Teacher and Coach
This webinar will focus on living the eight core values of compassionate, servant leadership that helps lead to greater fulfillment in one’s job along with higher levels of performance. The webinar will help one to “remember, refresh, and renew” as to why they chose to teach and coach for one of our world’s most valuable resources, our young people.
Mary Elizabeth Jackson
The Power of Art and Music
We are all intended to be creative and everyone needs a way to express themselves in a safe and fun way. Music and Arts allow each of us to work through any situation or challenge we may be experiencing and can open a window to what is going on for someone who may otherwise have difficulties communicating. Learn how to use music and arts to self-regulate, enrich, empower, and inspire children.
Colleen Schmit
Todos a bordo del tren de la empatía
Este seminario web explora maneras prácticas de fomentar una mayor comprensión y conexión con las familias a las que sirven. Esta sesión brindará herramientas para mejorar la comunicación, afrontar situaciones difíciles con compasión y construir relaciones más sólidas basadas en el respeto mutuo.
Shauneille Smith
Transformar el cuidado en una relación para toda la vida
Este seminario web destaca el poder de la comunicación para desarrollar estrategias de cuidado, fomentar la colaboración y redefinir las expectativas. Mediante propuestas que invitan a la reflexión, los participantes aprenderán a usar el diálogo efectivo para fortalecer las alianzas y adaptar los enfoques de cuidado. Al finalizar, contarán con herramientas prácticas para mejorar el trabajo en equipo y garantizar que las estrategias de cuidado se mantengan dinámicas y efectivas.
Shauneille Smith
Transforming Caregiving into a Partnership that Lasts a Lifetime
This webinar highlights the power of communication in evolving caregiving strategies, fostering collaboration, and redefining expectations. Through thought-provoking prompts, participants will learn how to use effective dialogue to strengthen partnerships and adapt caregiving approaches. By the end, attendees will have practical tools to enhance teamwork and ensure caregiving strategies remain dynamic and effective.
Julia Chang
Turn Setbacks into Setups
This webinar is all about transforming setbacks into setups for success, shifting your mindset to see obstacles as opportunities for growth. You’ll learn three must-do strategies. By implementing these steps, you’ll break through roadblocks and step confidently into the life you’re meant to live!
Elizabeth Malson
Ultimate Guide to Hire a Nanny
The Ultimate Guide to Hire a Nanny is a 13 chapter ebook and webinar series covering topics from how to find, interview and select a nanny to background checks, training, payroll and departures.