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10 Tips for Navigating Divorce When You Employ a Nanny
Employing a nanny can create unique challenges when you’re trying to navigate a divorce. In addition to thinking about how best to support your children through this life change, you also have to consider the logistics of helping the nanny navigate your custody...
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10 Tips for Navigating Divorce When You Employ a Nanny
Employing a nanny can create unique challenges when you’re trying to navigate a divorce. In addition to thinking about how best to support your children through this life change, you also have to consider the logistics of helping the nanny navigate your custody...
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The Simplest Ways to Provide Spending Money to Your Nanny
Having an active nanny who runs errands, grocery shops, and takes children to fun places like the zoo or children’s museum means that your nanny will need money to spend while he or she is on the clock. For many families, figuring out how to cover these expenses in a...
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How Much Housekeeping Should You Be Expecting From Your Nanny?
There’s no question that nannies make the world go ‘round for the families who employ them. Many of them take on everything from serving up healthy snacks to carting the children to Tuesday afternoon soccer practice. But before nannies can commence with being...
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Why Every Single Hiring Parent Needs to Know About TrustLine
For most parents, the most important part of hiring a new caregiver is making sure they’re offering the job to someone they can trust. That’s why so many parents seek referrals from people they know, used trusted agencies like Westside Nannies, and run background...
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9 Apps That Make Life So Much Easier for Nannies and Families
Technology has offered us more ways than ever to stay connected to family and friends. We can upload things to Instagram, email photos, Tweet, post on Snapchat. But social media isn’t the only good to come from technology. There are also so many apps that can be used...
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How to Ace Those Tough Conversations With Your Caregiver
For the most part, having a professional caregiver is amazing. You have someone who is there with your children day in and day out, who cares for them almost as much as you do, and who is committed to providing them with a safe and happy environment. But being...
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My Ex-Nanny Filed for Unemployment – Now What?
All good things come to an end, and unfortunately that includes most employment relationships. Whether a nanny is let go because of an impending move, leaves for a different position, or is terminated due to a performance issue, navigating the “conscious uncoupling”...
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Everything Parents & Nannies Need to Know About Preventing SIDS
For the parents and nannies of infants, the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a constant concern. The unexplained phenomenon kills about 3,500 infants each year, and it’s especially scary for parents and caregivers because doctors aren’t entirely sure...
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Holiday Bonus Guide for Sitters
A holiday bonus is a must for those who employ nannies, but many don’t realize that it’s a good idea to have a little something prepared to give to all of their valued caregivers—and that includes the sitter. If you have a go-to sitter, or even a shortlist of a few...
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Holiday Bonus Guide for Nannies
When the holidays roll around, it isn’t just Clark Griswold whose hoping for a generous bonus. Nannies, too, enjoy receiving an annual bonus or other generous holiday gift that shows a family’s appreciation for the hard work, love, and care they put into their jobs...
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