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Working Mom's 411 is your one-stop resource guide for navigating through the often choppy waters of managing kids, career and home. With extensive experience as a credentialed nanny, household manager and as a working mom herself, Michelle is sure to make you laugh out loud as she shares her expert take on the common dilemmas that working mothers face.
At your fingertips, you will find expert advice, up to date information and tried-and-true tips on everything from choosing childcare to streamlining housework, homework and more. You'll discover super solutions to problems big and small from learning how to let go of that all-too-familiar working moms guilt to dealing with family and friends who have different ideas about home moms and careers should mix. Buy Now!
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America's nanny offers a large dose of healthy parenting advice with secrets for raising happy, secure, and well-balanced babies and toddlers.
Babies don't come with instructions. And since today's parents are so overwhelmed with schedules and demands, they have little time to bone up on their parenting skills. Often removed from grandparents and relatives who in times past lived next door or just down the street, they have no one to guide them through the disorienting world of raising children. Enter Nanny to the Rescue! Michelle LaRowe, 2004 International Nanny Association "Nanny of the Year," gives her tried and true solutions to childcare. Her expertise with chapters titled "Who's the boss?" and "Discipline is not a four letter word" gives confidence to parents who need specific ideas for real day-to-day problems. A proud member of Christian Nannies, Michelle offers foundational truths sure to help encourage moms and dads.
Nanny To the Rescue Again
Faced with multiple choices regarding school, friends, and activities coupled with the ever-widening influence of the outside world, parents of 6-12 year olds need help. America's nanny is back to offer a large dose of healthy parenting advice with secrets for raising happy, secure, and well-balanced children.
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A New Year's Resolution Worth Keeping
 Of all the millions of people who resolve to make a commitment to change for the New Year, more than half vow to spend more quality time with family and friends. With kids in school, at daycare or with the nanny and with mom at the office while dad is on the road, how can today's family incorporate more family time into their day and put an end to making this annual vow once and for all?
Make Having Dinner Together a Priority. Studies show that families who eat dinner at the dinner table at least four times a week together have children that do better in school and are less likely to use drugs, to drink or to have premarital sex. Even with hectic schedules, family dinners can work. Schedule a realistic dinner time that works for your family and insist that everyone be home on time.
Set Aside One Weekend Day A Month For a Family Outing. Even in families where there are large age gaps, setting aside one Saturday a month for a family outing can strengthen family bonds. Picnics, beach days, outings to the farm or going for a hike gets everyone out of their element and sets the stage for communication and fun.
Take Time With Each Child Each Day. Reading a book, giving a bath, or taking a quick walk around the block are simple activities that encourage one on one bonding. Take time out to spend a few minutes each day with each child to help curb sibling rivalry and to foster the parent child relationship.
Take An Annual Family Vacation. Whether it be camping for the weekend at a local campsite, jet setting to Milan or visiting grandma in Florida, taking time off together and doing something fun as a family unit gives everyone a chance to reconnect and to enjoy each others company.
Have Daily Devotionals. Many families find that having a set time of family prayer and devotions helps to pull the family together as they foster family spirituality. A quick internet search for Family Devotionals will give you tons of free resources.
Drive or Walk The Kids To School. If your schedule allows, driving or walking the kids to school gives you a few morning minutes to connect with and to tune in with your kids about their upcoming days events.
Have a Mid Week Family Social. Whether a movie night, a time for playing board games or even a special dessert night, pick an evening during the week to celebrate family together.
Play a Family Friendly Sport. Many bowling alleys offer family leagues and local YMCAs offer Family Open Gym Time. Get active together and take part in a little family friendly competition.
Have Date Nights. Be sure to take time for you and your spouse. A cup of Hot Cocoa after the kids go to bed, a once a month dinner date or an occasional night out on the town, take time for each other and keep the romance going.
Whatever your family style and budget, you can customize these tips to create more family time for you and yours. The only rule is, take time together and take time often.
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Michelle LaRowe is the 2004 International Nanny Association Nanny of the Year. A career nanny specializing in caring for twins, Michelle has over a decade of nanny experience. Although she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, she has found her true calling, working as a professional nanny.
Michelle is an active member of the nanny community. She is the founder and president of Boston Area Nannies, Inc., a local non profit educational organization and has served on the International Nanny Association Board of Directors for the past five years. During that time she has also served as the associations 1st Vice President. Michelle is also a proud member of Christian Nannies.
She is called on by the media as a nanny and parenting expert, and has been affectionately dubbed America's Nanny. Michelle has appeared on television and has been featured in print. She is the author of the new parenting series, Nanny to the Rescue!, a contributing writer in the Experts' Guide to the Baby Years and a regular columnist in several parenting publications, including Twins Magazine.
To learn more about Michelle and to get your parenting tip of the day, please visit www.michellelarowe.com.
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