Nanny Adventures

Healthy Transitions by Marni Kent and Glenda Propst
taken from Careernanny with permission
The transition period for a nanny commences at the very moment she gives her notice. Most nannies try to give a minimum of a 30 day notice as opposed to the traditional 2 week notice because of the nature of our jobs. This gives the […]

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Recently there have been a lot of nannies in my online groups and locally that have been leaving their nanny jobs.  Some of these nannies have been with their families for 15 years, 8 years and just 2 years.  Each nanny has wondered how to leave their family.  Being a nanny is not an easy […]

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For the past 4 years I have been going to the INA conference.  It is an expensive conference for nannies and agencies. I have found it very worthwhile to attend.  I do not ask my employeers for assistance though in paying for it.  It is something that I personally do not mind paying for.  I […]

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I was chatting with some nannies the other night in a nanny chat room online. One of them was talking about she gets her 4 year old charge to help her clean the house during the week. He even gets 12 cents for helping
I am attaching the link to the website that has […]

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One year ago today, I quit my job of four years.  It was a very difficult and scary thing to do.  I wasn’t scared for what was really to come, but what was to be said about me quitting. 
I had started with a family in August 2003 with two boys, aged 7 and in 3rd […]

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Today would have been Harriette Grants 66th birthday.  Unfortunately we were robbed of her six years ago on June 30, 2002 when she lost her brave battle with cancer.
She was a pioneer in the nanny world.  I was honored to call her a friend and mentor.  I was entrusted with several board positions in the first […]

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Shopping on Amazon and buying Magazine Subscriptions.
 Using this special link  for ADCAN’s Amazon link,  you can help ADCAN raise funds to pay for the website and other operating costs.  This helps ADCAN not raise membership fees to their members among other things.
If you would rather purchase a magazine subscription for yourself or someone else you can […]

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I have received several positive responses to my blog post on Turn off that Playstation and computer!   I even had one person ask if this “electronic time” could work with her husband.   I am sure you could use this for all ages.  You might have to change the consequences for those over the age of […]

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Being a nanny can often be very isolating -like being stranded on an island. Well you don’t have worry about being stranded all alone anymore.  Nanny Island has been created to take away that loneliness and give you support and networking no matter where you live on your own “personal island”. 
Nanny Island is our own […]

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