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Nanny Magazine’s Kickstarter Campaign!
Guess what!? Nanny Magazine recently went LIVE on Kickstarter! Here’s a quick FAQ for all that are interested! What IS Kickstarter? Kickstarter is a crowd-funding site. This means that people like me...
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Monday’s Ramblings: An Alphabet Summer
With Abby out of school and the whole summer open ahead of us, I needed to come up with something to keep us busy AND educated. I’m all for going to the park and pool everyday, but I know the 3 year...
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News in Parenting: Lessons from Game of Thrones
Here at the Naptime Nook, I typically will stress the importance of doing your own research to ensure sound child-rearing and child care best practices over simply gathering your information from...
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Contained Chaos: “G” Is For…
GREEN, GLITTER, AND GIGGLES! A few days ago Abby and I celebrated “G Day” in our summer adventure through the alphabet. I let her come up with the activities for the day and I was not left...
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Contained Chaos: “I” is for…
Marshmallow Igloos, Island Hopping, and “I” Spy Abby and I celebrated the letter “I” the other day in our adventure through the alphabet. Vowels are hard to celebrate – not a whole lot of things start...
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Contained Chaos: “E” is for…
Eggshell paintings, iceEggs, and Exercise! Last week Abby and I celebrated our “E” day in our Alphabet Summer adventure. At first I thought we would be stuck doing elephant crafts all day long, but the...
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News in Parenting: Grammatical Babbling
When I first began nannying, I was amazed at how well babies that were too young for words understood their parents. One 9 month old I met would sit down when her mom called out “Don’t stand on that...
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News in Parenting: Can Television Improve Children’s School Work?
No, you didn’t read the header incorrectly. Yes, it’s true according to a study performed by the University of London, television can actually improve your child’s school work. According to the...
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Monday’s Ramblings: Mind your P’s and Q’s
The Scene: The Swingset The Players: Abby (the near 4 yo bundle that she is) and R (the near 3 yo neighbor girl) Start Scene: Abby is pushing R happily until she gets distracted by a butterfly. R:...
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I want to be a Nanny when I grow up!
Lately I have noticed a slight change in tone with my sweet three year old. She will say “NayNay, I want the phone…please!”, but in a high pitched, whiney tone. Or the worst is when she says it in her...
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