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Getting kids to eat well

After years working as a nanny have I figured out the secret of how to get kids to eat nutritious foods?  I think I have and it really isn’t a secret….offer them nutritious foods and only give sweets and junk food occasionally.  A baby or toddler does not feed themselves snacks filled with sugar or [...]

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I worked as a nanny for 11 years and before that as a babysitter for about the same length of time.  I have now been a mom for 2 1/2 years.  It’s a unique perspective to have been on the employee side and now to be on the hiring side.  As a nanny or babysitter [...]

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What’s the difference between a mother’s helper and a babysitter?
A Mother’s Helper essentially helps out a stay-at-home parent or a family needing extra help while they are home. A Mother’s Helper usually works under some supervision to handle all aspects of child care, errands, easy meal preparation and light house work. Because of the varied [...]

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Online Babysitting Services

People have welcomed the internet for shopping for books, cds, buying groceries, finding life partners, researching doctors, so why not find a babysitter. The use of online babysitter is more common every day.
Finding a babysitter online is similar to shopping for most items and services. There are pictures, descriptions, testimonials, ratings, references, and sometimes [...]

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Tips for trying out a new sitter

Tips for trying out a new sitter
It happens to every family: the always reliable, loved-by-the-children babysitter isn’t so reliable anymore. Maybe it’s school, maybe it’s age, maybe it’s a boyfriend or a new job, but for whatever reason, “old reliable” has become “not available” and you need another sitter… fast!
There are a [...]

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