Episode 29: Serena Shinault

This week I spoke with my friend Serena Shinault. She suggested a few classes we did together, like Conscious Discipline, plus a great one for nannies who are looking to stay with a family after all the children have started school. 

Book recommendations: Sandra Boynton, Eric Carle, and Ruth Heller

Class recommendations: Conscious Discipline, Respectful Care, Estate Management Solutions

Please check out The SoCal Nanny Convention!

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Episode 28: Franny Wood

 This week I spoke with Franny Wood. Franny was a nanny for 16 years, and recently began working with HomeWork Solutions, a very well-known nanny payroll company. She helps nannies navigate payroll and how to be paid legally, and has graciously offered to share her email address with us. If you or your employers have an questions about payroll, you can contact her at Franny@homeworksolutions.com

Book recommendations: The Lighthouse Family, Tomorrow Most Likely

Class recommendations: International Nanny Training Day

For more information about the SoCal Nanny Convention please check out our website nanny-con.com. The event will be completely bilingual, with seminars on how to become a better nanny, networking opportunities with agencies and local educational businesses, plus vendor booths for local nannies' side hustles! We will also have a certificate for everyone who attends!

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Episode 27: Giselle Beuscher

 This episode, I spoke with Giselle Beuscher, a nanny from Florida. She loves reading and has some truly awesome book recommendations. She also recommends the podcast The Practically Perfect Podcast, which is one of the best nanny podcasts out there!

Book recommendations: Sandra Boynton books, Goodnight Moon, Global Babies, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Cribsheet, Montessori Baby, Your Self Confident Baby

Class recommendation: Red Cross Babysitting Course

Also, big news will be announced very soon! Find me on Instagram @tomboynanny for more information about an in-person event happening this September!

Episode 26: Candi Vajana

This week I spoke with Candi Vajana, who has been a nanny since 1992. She has so many great insights, especially on how cooking with children teaches them so many wonderful things. You can also find her podcast, and news about her very own class she's developing at The Experienced Nanny! 

Book recommendation: Julia Donaldson

Class recommendation: Open University and keep an eye out for her own class!

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Episode 25: Tamara L'Hote

 This week I spoke with Tamara L'Hote, who has 23 years of nanny experience! Like many other nannies, she suggests checking out community colleges for child development classes, but also to go to your local library. Sometimes they have cheap or even free classes. She's also a big crafter and she makes jewelry for her fellow nannies!

Class recommendations: CPR & First Aid, Transforming Challenging Behavior

Book recommendations: Dr. Seuss

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Episode 24: Melanie Blauser

 Melanie Blauser not only has tons of experience as a nanny, she's also a former engineer! She's also a fellow crocheter and has some great suggestions.

Book suggestions: Brown Bear Brown Bear, Goodnight Moon, Dr. Seuss books, Miss Twiggley's Tree

Class suggestions: check your local community colleges!

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The Nanny Endorsements are BACK!

Now that the holidays are over, I'm putting up new episodes of The Nanny Endorsements. I'm always looking for more nannies, newborn care specialists and other childcare professionals to interview, so if you're interested, please fill out the Interview Request! It's really simple, and it's audio only. You don't have to have any special equipment, just a Zoom account. Most people use a laptop, but some use their phones, you just need to have a decent internet connection! It only takes about a half hour.

I also have some big news on the way! Be sure to find me on Instagram (@tomboynanny) and contact me about the podcast, my crochet toys, or anything else!

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Episode 23: Danielle Taylor

Danielle Taylor had so many fantastic suggestions, and also gave us our first discount code! She also suggested a positive discipline podcast: Joyful Courage

Book recommendation: Todd Parr

Class recommendation: Fairy Dust Teaching, RIE, Newborn Care Solutions, Positive Discipline, and most importantly a Sproutable class specifically for nannies (use the code THIRTYOFFSP for 30% off the course!)

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Episode 22: Ana Buralli

 This week I spoke with Ana Buralli, a nanny working in Chicago. She's a big DIY-er and loves to create stories with her charges.

Book recommendation: Roald Dahl

Class recommendation: Ana learned a ton working at Camp Anokijig.

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Episode 21: Melissa Bauman

I had my husband, Mike, ask me the interview questions. Thank you all so much for listening!

Book recommendation: The Mysterious Benedict Society, The Rabbit Listened and The A to Z Mysteries series

Class recommendations: Knowledgeable Nanny Flexible Lesson Plans, Respectful Care, and The Institute of Child Psychology's Neurobiology class

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Episode 20: Lindsay Brown

This week I spoke to one of my good friends, Lindsay Brown. Not only did she have great suggestions of books and a certification we should all have, but she also brought up some great podcasts for nannies.

Book recommendations: Mo Willems books, Giraffes Can't Dance, Jamie Lee Curtis books, Cali Music books, Bob Marley books, According to Humphrey books, She Persisted

Class recommendation: CPR & First Aid

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