100 Tips for Nannies and Families

Your teen is looking for his first summer job.  Here are a few things you can do to help him secure a position. Speak with him about the jobs for which he is eligible and well suited.  Because he is not yet 18 years of age, the federal government will not let him perform certain […]

You are planning a great summer get-away with your two little ones.  What do you need to plan to make sure the trip comes off without a hitch? Destination.  Is the destination one that is of interest to your kids?  Water, amusement, and theme parks are usually a big hit.     Method of travel.  Is the […]

You’re preparing for this coming summer when your kids will again be home all day.  You flash back to last summer . . . partially cooked spaghetti noodles draped across your kitchen’s ceiling light fixture, chocolate pudding finger prints smeared down the hallway wall, clutter everywhere, kids wired from sleeping ’til noon and wanting to […]

You do your best to have your life run like clockwork.  Sure, things don’t always go as planned, but you have a schedule and rhythm about your home that makes things fall into place . . . usually.  But when the kids get out of school for the summer, the schedule and rhythm of your […]

The summer months bring a new schedule for kids and with it, new child care for many families. Often, the schedule that has been in place for nine months with your school-year care provider doesn’t work when the kids are out of school. Transitioning from your school-year babysitter to someone new this summer, can be […]