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Should You Hire a Mature Nanny?
Often when people think of nannies or other child care providers, images of younger women come to mind. This could be mainly due to the media coverage when a celebrity's nanny is in the news, as those nannies are usually younger, or at most approaching middle-age. But...
What Can Families Learn from this Household Employment Survey?
GTM Payroll Services recently conducted a survey of household employers and nannies, covering a wide range of topics, including legal pay, benefits, personal preferences, online job sites, and more. We are sharing the results of their household employment survey to...
How Kids Can Help with Thanksgiving Dinner
Making a big Thanksgiving dinner can be a daunting task - certain items need to be monitored, and timing needs to be calculated and watched. It becomes even more difficult if you have kids running around distracting you. So put them to work! There are many ways kids...
Health Benefit Options for Your Nanny
The world of health insurance is complex and often frustratingly so. When families are looking for ways to help their nanny with health insurance, there are many options available that can provide nannies with funding to cover medical expenses, whether or not the...
Holiday Time is Family Time
Whether or not you look forward to the craziness of the holiday season, most people enjoy (at least for the most part) spending time with their families, especially those who we don't get to see very often. But with everyone's schedule so busy, it can be challenging...
Halloween Safety Tips for Parents and Nannies
It's that spooky time of year again, and if your kids are anything like ours, they've been excited for Halloween since...well, probably since last year's candy supply petered out. And while Halloween is certainly meant for wild, sugar-crazed fun, we have to be a bit...
Social Media Safety for Teens
Every day it seems there's another news story about the dangers of social media when it comes to children and teens. But other than just telling your teen that "social media is dangerous," what practical advice can be given? We found some helpful information about...
Use a Nanny Agency to Avoid Nanny Scams
Most people are now aware that if they receive an email from someone claiming to be a Nigerian prince who wants to give them thousands of dollars in exchange for their bank account information, they know it’s a scam. Unfortunately, many scams still exist that are not...
What are the Benefits of a Nanny Share?
For families looking for ways to cut child care costs, a nanny share is one option. Families can hire a nanny to watch their respective children simultaneously, or a nanny can work part-time for two different families. In either case, the families share the cost and...