Comments for Baby-Log http://www.baby-log.com Learning to be a Mother, Raise a Baby, Live as a Family Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:11:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or … get a nanny! (part 2) by Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or ... get a nanny! (part 3) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family http://www.baby-log.com/baby-life-from-9-to-12-months/working-mom-get-a-nervous-breakdown-or-get-a-nanny-part-2/#comment-26 Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or ... get a nanny! (part 3) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:35:32 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=119#comment-26 [...] As promised, I continue here the list of questions for my prospective nanny - and the reasons for every question. I started it in these articles - click here to read part1 and here to read part 2. [...] [...] As promised, I continue here the list of questions for my prospective nanny - and the reasons for every question. I started it in these articles - click here to read part1 and here to read part 2. [...]

]]> Comment on Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or … get a nanny! (part 1) by Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or ... get a nanny! (part 3) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family http://www.baby-log.com/baby-life-from-9-to-12-months/working-mom-get-a-nervous-breakdown-or-get-a-nanny-part-1/#comment-25 Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or ... get a nanny! (part 3) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:26:37 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=110#comment-25 [...] for my prospective nanny - and the reasons for every question. I started it in these articles - click here to read part1 and here to read part [...] [...] for my prospective nanny - and the reasons for every question. I started it in these articles - click here to read part1 and here to read part [...]

]]> Comment on Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or … get a nanny! (part 2) by nannies4hire http://www.baby-log.com/baby-life-from-9-to-12-months/working-mom-get-a-nervous-breakdown-or-get-a-nanny-part-2/#comment-24 nannies4hire Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=119#comment-24 What To Look For When You're Screening A Nanny So you've done a search for a nanny and you're getting ready to conduct interviews. What should you look for when you're screening a nanny? These three things are helpful in the hiring process: Be Prepared - The process of screening a nanny can be a flurry of events. You've scheduled times to speak with several different candidates. But before you get to the interview stage of the hiring process, be prepared with a list of what your expectations are and what you're looking for in a nanny. Ask Investigative Questions - Don't forget to dig deeper and address any concerns when you're screening a nanny. Ask questions such as how a nanny would deal with emergency situations, how he/she views her role as a nanny, and what some of the most difficult situations are that he/she has faced working as a childcare provider. Paying Attention To The Details - When you're going through the interview process, listen to not only what the applicant is saying, but how he/she is saying it. Is she giving you canned answers that you want to hear? Is he/she enthusiastic about working with children? How well does he/she interact with your child? Run Your Background Checks - Make sure you run background checks such as criminal histories, driving records or any others you feel necessary. If you are looking for more tips check out it is a great resource.<a href="http://www.nannies4hire.com/" rel="nofollow">www.nannies4hire.com</a> What To Look For When You’re Screening A Nanny

So you’ve done a search for a nanny and you’re getting ready to conduct interviews. What should you look for when you’re screening a nanny? These three things are helpful in the hiring process:

Be Prepared - The process of screening a nanny can be a flurry of events. You’ve scheduled times to speak with several different candidates. But before you get to the interview stage of the hiring process, be prepared with a list of what your expectations are and what you’re looking for in a nanny.

Ask Investigative Questions - Don’t forget to dig deeper and address any concerns when you’re screening a nanny. Ask questions such as how a nanny would deal with emergency situations, how he/she views her role as a nanny, and what some of the most difficult situations are that he/she has faced working as a childcare provider.

Paying Attention To The Details - When you’re going through the interview process, listen to not only what the applicant is saying, but how he/she is saying it. Is she giving you canned answers that you want to hear? Is he/she enthusiastic about working with children? How well does he/she interact with your child?

Run Your Background Checks - Make sure you run background checks such as criminal histories, driving records or any others you feel necessary.
If you are looking for more tips check out it is a great resource.http://www.nannies4hire.com

]]> Comment on Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or … get a nanny! (part 1) by Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or ... get a nanny! (part 2) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family http://www.baby-log.com/baby-life-from-9-to-12-months/working-mom-get-a-nervous-breakdown-or-get-a-nanny-part-1/#comment-23 Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or ... get a nanny! (part 2) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:51:58 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=110#comment-23 [...] second part of my success story about how I found a great nanny in just 7 days. You can read the first part here. Assuming that most of the nanny database sites are alike, you should do 2 things to make your [...] [...] second part of my success story about how I found a great nanny in just 7 days. You can read the first part here. Assuming that most of the nanny database sites are alike, you should do 2 things to make your [...]

]]> Comment on Working mom: get a nervous breakdown or … get a nanny! (part 1) by nannies4hire http://www.baby-log.com/baby-life-from-9-to-12-months/working-mom-get-a-nervous-breakdown-or-get-a-nanny-part-1/#comment-22 nannies4hire Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:01:41 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=110#comment-22 Everyone needs extra pair of hands sometime in there life to keep it all going. I have hired nannies and they are great. Check out <a href="http://www.nannies4hire.com/" rel="nofollow">www.nannies4hire.com</a>. We hired our current nanny from their site and love her. We couldn’t have found a better match for our family. Everyone needs extra pair of hands sometime in there life to keep it all going. I have hired nannies and they are great. Check out http://www.nannies4hire.com. We hired our current nanny from their site and love her. We couldn’t have found a better match for our family.

]]> Comment on First time parents, new baby, no help - how to survive (part 1) by First time parents, new baby, no help - how to survive (part 3) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family http://www.baby-log.com/first-three-months-baby-life/first-time-parents-new-baby-no-help-how-to-survive-part-1/#comment-21 First time parents, new baby, no help - how to survive (part 3) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:09:43 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=70#comment-21 [...] us surviving with a new baby, all that happened between his 6 to 12 months. You can read about the first two months here and 2 to 6 months [...] [...] us surviving with a new baby, all that happened between his 6 to 12 months. You can read about the first two months here and 2 to 6 months [...]

]]> Comment on First time parents, new baby, no help - how to survive (part 1) by First time parents, new baby, no help - how to survive (part 2) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family http://www.baby-log.com/first-three-months-baby-life/first-time-parents-new-baby-no-help-how-to-survive-part-1/#comment-18 First time parents, new baby, no help - how to survive (part 2) @ Baby-Log| Learning to be a Mother, raise a Baby and live as a Family Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:13:10 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/?p=70#comment-18 [...] As promised, the story goes on. This bit is about us (Emma the mom, Rob the daddy and Eric the baby) surviving from 2 to 6 months. You can read how we made it through the most difficult first two months here. [...] [...] As promised, the story goes on. This bit is about us (Emma the mom, Rob the daddy and Eric the baby) surviving from 2 to 6 months. You can read how we made it through the most difficult first two months here. [...]

]]> Comment on Here’s a method to teach a baby to sleep in his cot - part two by Teaching a baby to sleep in his cot - part three - Baby-Log http://www.baby-log.com/baby-sleep-problems/teaching-a-baby-to-sleep-in-his-cot-part-two/#comment-7 Teaching a baby to sleep in his cot - part three - Baby-Log Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:19:36 +0000 http://www.baby-log.com/my-baby-first-six-months/teaching-a-baby-to-sleep-in-his-cot-%e2%80%93-part-two/#comment-7 [...] shared my white-noise experiment (hair dryer as sleeping aid) with other mothers in the mums group and raised some eyebrows. A couple of mums agreed that we [...] [...] shared my white-noise experiment (hair dryer as sleeping aid) with other mothers in the mums group and raised some eyebrows. A couple of mums agreed that we [...]

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