Posts Tagged ‘St. Louis nannies’
Why Having a Backup Child Care Plan is Essential During the Holidays: How TLC Family Care Can Help
The holiday season is a time for joy, celebration, and spending time with loved ones, but it can also come with its share of challenges. For families with nannies, the holidays often mean navigating nanny vacations, illness during flu season, or last-minute schedule changes. When your trusted caregiver is unavailable, having a backup child care…
Read MoreTeach Your Children the Importance of Giving
Everyone says that it’s better to give than to receive. But, it can be easy to lose sight of this during the holiday season, especially for kids. So much of the Christmas season is focused on toys and presents, kids tend to catch a case of the “gimmies.” Are you having a hard time teaching…
Read MoreCreating Family Traditions
What are some good ideas for creating family traditions? Here are some ideas based on the holiday. These can be useful to get you started but remember that your own family traditions can be whatever you want and they don’t have to be centered around a holiday at all. Part of the fun of a…
Read MoreWhy Having a Backup Child Care Plan is Essential When Your Nanny is Ill: How TLC Family Care Can Help
As a parent, you rely on your nanny to provide consistent care for your children, making it possible for you to focus on work and other responsibilities. However, life is unpredictable, and even the most reliable nannies can fall ill or face personal emergencies. When this happens, it can throw your entire routine into chaos—unless…
Read MoreNational Nanny Recognition Week Begins Sunday, September 22
National Nanny Recognition Week (NNRW) is a week long event, created in 1998, to bring awareness to the positive impact nannies and caregivers have on the children and families they work with. All too often we hear the negative stories of caregivers, but not enough of the positive. Nannies give their hearts to the children…
Read MoreHelping your Preschooler with Separation Anxiety
It is common for kids, especially preschoolers, to suffer from separation anxiety. Separation anxiety is hard on both the child and the parents. Trust me I know, I have lived through it. Whether it was taking my children to school, a birthday party or a leaving them with a babysitter they cried. Leaving them was…
Read MoreTLC Can Help With Your Back to School Needs
New backpack? Check. New crayons? Check. New clothes? Check. Childcare? Don’t stress. It’s never too early to start thinking about your school year child care needs. No matter how much help you need, TLC Family Care has a few ideas on how to help you gear up for the school year. 1. Hire an after…
Read MoreTop 5 things for parents to do with children in and around St. Louis in the Spring
We’ve rounded up our Top 5 favorite places to visit this spring in and around St. Louis. What’s your favorite? Visit the Missouri Botanical Garden: The Botanical Garden is a beautiful place to explore in the Spring, with over 79 acres of stunning garden displays. There are plenty of activities and events for kids, including…
Read MoreHelping Kids Adjust to The End of Daylight Savings Time
Daylight Savings time ends this Sunday, November 6th. Most of us will “fall back” our clocks for an extra hour of sleep. However, for most little kids this means an early rising. A child that wakes up at 6:30am will now be waking up at 5:30am. Not the extra hour we parents need and look…
Read More4 Car Safety Tips for Nannies to Follow
As a nanny, you’re not only investing in your childcare career, you’re also investing in the well-being and safety of someone else’s children. Your responsibility is to provide maximum care and the most hazard-free environment, which may include traveling via car. You may prefer to use your own vehicle for your job because you’re more…
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