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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.
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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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10 Ways to Cure the Back to School Blues
"I don't want to go to school today."
"I'm sick."
"I'm tired."
Sound familiar? With school in full swing, you're not alone. Many families have kids that are experiencing the back to school blues. If your child is struggling with getting back into the swing of things this season, try out these tips.
1. Send your kids off to school with a super nutritional breakfast. Turkey sausage and eggs and cheese, or fresh fruit, yogurt and a handful of nuts are protein packed choices that will energize and jump start your child's day. Not to mention home cookin' will always rouse the troops.
2. Get things ready to go the night before. Making it as easy as possible for your child to get out of the door will eliminate potential pitfalls. Pull out clothes and pack lunches in the evening. Gather shoes and backpacks and put them by the door.
3. Leave love notes in the lunch box. Make your child smile halfway through the day by dropping a note into his backpack or lunchbox. Let him know that you miss him and can't wait for him to get home.
4. Make coming home fun. Have a tasty treat waiting for your child when she returns home from school. Homemade cookies are sure to make any child smile.
5. Arrange for playdates and outings. Help your child build relationships with classmates by providing an opportunity for play. Nature walks or trips to the local playground make for wonderful fall after-school adventures.
6. Do dinner together. Gathering around the family table provides a great opportunity for everyone to reconnect after an otherwise disjoined day. Give everyone a chance to talk about their day by asking open ended questions, like "What was your favorite part of school today."
7. Get involved. Have a presence at your child's school by volunteering in the classroom or library or by joining the PTA. Parents who are active in their child's academic life tend to be more excited about going to school.
8. Take a break. Make weekends enjoyable and something that your child looks forward to. Spend time together as a family. Take a walk, play a game or go on a family outing.
9. Have consequences for uncooperative behavior. If your child gives you trouble getting out of bed in the morning, for each time that you have to go into his room to ask him to get up, push his bedtime up by 15 minutes.
10. Catch him being good. Praise your child when he makes an effort to get out the door on time, has a positive attitude or does his homework without you nagging.
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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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