Family Blog Articles
The Struggle is Real! Nationwide Nanny Shortage!
Parents are feeling the squeeze between being available for work and finding a nanny for their children. The fall out from the COVID-19 Pandemic is still having long-term consequences on all aspects of our lives. While lockdowns are hopefully in our rear-view mirror, mask mandates are beginning to ease, and more [...]
Top Tips to Choosing the Right Nanny
We’ve become experts at juggling work and caring for our kids, right? It may be true for some; however, if you’re like most parents you’re still trying to find balance. Between a pandemic, closed schools, mask mandates, work from home, deep freezes in the south, and a run on toilet paper, [...]
How much should I pay my nanny?
Choose The Right Nanny has been placing nannies for 6 years. One of the most frequent questions prospective clients ask is: How much should I pay my nanny? The answer varies due to a number of factors we ask clients to consider. The first thing we recommend is for you to find out [...]
Parent Question: “When is it safe to leave my children at home alone?”
This is a question I hear parents ask all the time. Childcare is an added expense most families would like to keep in check. I always tell parents that they should imagine their worst nightmare happening while their children are in charge. It may sound like a farfetched scare tactic, [...]
The Four “C”‘s: Names Changed to Protect the Innocent
The phone rings at Choose The Right Nanny. Before I can finish my verbal greeting, the caller begins by shouting “GET ME OUTA HERE!” into the receiver. Knocking over my bottled water and losing the paperwork on my desk onto the ground, I frantically try to adjust the volume in [...]
Earthquakes and Tsunamis
In light of the recent events, Choose The Right Nanny decided this is the perfect time for our families and nannies to teach children about earthquakes and tsunamis. What are earthquakes and how are they measured? According to FEMA for kids, earthquakes are the shaking, rolling, or sudden shock of [...]
Summer Nannies to the Rescue!
School is out and summer is here. You may have not needed childcare help during the school year, but summers are a different story altogether. In today’s economy many families are opting out of expensive summer camps. A nanny can be a much more affordable option and just as much [...]
Employment Taxes: To Pay or Not to Pay?
Today’s economic budget crunch has everyone scrambling to save where ever we can. It’s not just the Big Car Companies, or the wall street corporations. Families across the nation are tightening their belts, doing with less, and scrimping and saving when they can. When families hire a nanny, a housekeeper, [...]