Financial Friday: Fresh Air & Nature are Free!

Fresh Air & Nature are Free! by Alice Shaffer Makes one think.....Isn't fresh air & nature already free? Yes they are free. ...

Thursday Table Talk: Christy O & Her Grandson Donavan

Donavan By: Christy Ochs In November, 2008 my healthy, active 10 year old grandson Donavan became ill with strep throat, and was later diagn...

Creative Nanny Wednesday: Letterboxing!

Letterboxing by Tara Lindsay I can’t wait for spring, and neither can my three young charges (ages 3, 3, and 4). We’ve been cooped up mos...

Tuesday Tips: Three Websites That Focus On Health & Kids!

One of our readers, April K, shared with us three wonderful websites she found about health & kids via her charge's school. The scho...

Week of the Young Child - Early Years Are Learning Years

April 11 - 17, 2010 Early Years Are Learning Years® Week of the Young Child is held each year to honor young children and thank teachers ...

Weekend Round Up

Monday Moxie: We shared the essay from Heather McKinley. The recipient of the INA Conference Scholarship Tuesday Tips: Kellie shared some t...

Financial Friday: Kids & Money

Financial Friday: Kids & Money by Alice Shaffer I have been wanting to do a post on teaching kids about money. Some of the things that...

Thursday Table Talk: Surviving Grandma by Glenda Propst

Surviving Grandma (or any other unexpected houseguest) It’s not in your work agreement, it’s not a workshop at any conference you have ever ...

Creative Nanny: Sea Glass Candy

Making Sea Glass Candy by Alice Shaffer As a child, when I visited my Grandparents in Pennsylvania, we would get a candy called "cle...

The Art of Writing a Thank You

by Kellie Geres Regarding Nannies Development Team This past holiday season, one of my tasks was to sit with my 13 and 15 year old and have ...

Monday Moxie: INA Scholarship Essay

INA Scholarship Essay by Heather McKinley For as long as I can remember children have been my passion in life. In the summer of 2007 I was ...

Week End Round UP

In case you missed something this week, here is our weekend "Round Up" On Monday Moxie we announced our INA Scholarship Recipient....

Financial Friday: Do You Trick Yourself Into Saving Money?

Do You Trick Yourself Into Saving Money? This past week I was I looking for some papers and found a bank envelope with $100 in it. This ...

Thursday Table Talk: Great communication benefits everyone

Great Communication Benefits Everyone by Glenda Propst Good relationships must have a foundation. Communication is the foundation of a good...