Don't Let Life Get You Off Track

By TLC Nannies & Sitters | May 13, 2013 |

Some days everything goes wrong-your kids are sick, you have to work late and your babysitter has a flat tire. Yikes! What you need is back-up care. You can be prepared to handle everything life sends your way and stay cool when things fall apart.

TLC For Kids offers the following services to help you:

Emergency Childcare: Our emergency service can help from 6:30-8:00 am and 8-9:30 pm.

Tutoring: TLC tutors are ready to help with test prep, homework and reading.

Party Helping: Having fifteen 8 year olds over for a birthday party and don’t know how you are going to handle it? Don’t worry. Our party helpers can help.

National Nanny Training Day

By TLC Nannies & Sitters | April 17, 2013 |

Saturday April 20th is National Nanny Training Day. TLC For Kids is proud to sponsor this event and we are looking forward to spending time with all the great nannies in St. Louis. We have a few spots remaining so give us a call today!

Here is the agenda:

Session #1A (9:30-11:30): FEW SPOTS REMAINING

Safe to Sleep/Sleep Training/Knowledge from the NICU

Kelly Weygandt ( a TLC client) will present Safe to Sleep program, which strives to educate parents, caregivers and medical personnel about how to reduce the risk of SIDS and SIDS related death.

Learn strategies that caregivers may share with parents to promote healthy sleep habits in young children in order to help them to independently and peacefully go to sleep and stay asleep.

Anna Schmidt is a registered nurse in the St. Louis Children’s Hospital NICU. She will share with our nannies tips on comforting newborns and feeding preemies.

Session #1B (9:30 – 11:30)

Why Won’t They Just Behave? – Addressing challenging behavior and inclusion of preschool-age children.

United 4 Children http://united4children.org

Come to this training and learn ways to work with even the most challenging children. If you want to learn more then redirection and praise this class is for you. We will talk about all forms of positive discipline as well as ways you can be proactive with all the children in your care to teach them conflict resolution, emotional literacy, and impulse control. You will leave with practical strategies you can begin using in your program on Monday morning. Working with children with special needs will also be discussed in this training.

Break (11:30 – 12:15)

Chat sessions with other nannies/temp sitters/Lunch.

Bring your own lunch.

TLC’s Jessica Friedman will initiate the chat session by introducing nannies and temps to her Meetup Group specifically designed for nannies to get together. We know working as a nanny can be quite isolating, but it needn’t be!

Session #2 Nutrition (12:15 – 2:15)

Kristen Kettenbach, ND, will share with you her knowledge of nutrition and how you can teach children healthy eating habits from a young age in order to combat childhood obesity and to give children tools they can use to be healthy eaters throughout their lives.

We also have some great attendance prizes from Thirty-one Gifts, Beauty Brands, and more!

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Meet some of our Newborn Care Specialists

St. Louis Night Nannies, Newborn Care Specialists, and Postpartum Doulas.

Sherri S: Sherri has been a newborn care provider with TLC for Kids since 2013 and quickly became one of our most requested newborn care specialist in the St. Louis area. Sherri has completed the Certified Newborn Care Specialist course and is Certified in CPR and First Aid. Sherri is also trained and has experience working with multiples. One of Sherri’s references said this about her “Sherri has the perfect personality to work as a newborn nanny, she is courteous, cheerful, and compassionate. Sherri was very friendly, easy to talk to and was a blessing to our family”.

Kim D: Kim has been providing families Newborn Care with TLC since 2009. Her vast experience and calm soothing personality give families support, knowledge and rest. She is also Certified in CPR and First Aid and has experience working with multiples. Kim has worked with several families in the St. Louis area providing newborn care. One of Kim’s references said this about her: “Kim interacts wonderful with the girls and has a talent working with babies, especially twins. Kim has been a huge help for my family. She is great and anticipating needs and works very hard”

Michelle D: Michelle has been with TLC for Kids since 2013 and has become a coveted newborn care provider for our TLC families looking for overnight. Michelle 16 years of experience in nurturing children. She has formerly owned and operated a daycare center in for children ages 2-5. Michelle has already worked and made a huge impact on several families in St. Louis providing newborn care. One of Michelle’s references said this about her: “Michelle's interaction with my baby was excellent. She was kind, warm. and jovial. I would absolutely recommend Michelle as a newborn nanny.

Lisa S: Lisa became certified as a newborn care specialist in August of 2017, since then she has been an intricate part of our newborn care team and is one of our most requested night nurses. Lisa has experience working with premies and multiples and has been described as the baby whisperer. Lisa has a calm professional manner that parents trust. Lisa loves to take care of newborns while the parents get the rest and downtime that they need and meeting the needs of the baby. She enjoys meeting great families and building bonds with each one of the families for life.

Miami-Dade Night Nannies, Newborn Care Specialists, and Postpartum Doulas.

Mary-Ann: Mary-Ann has been a newborn care specialist in Miami for the past 7 years. She educates new parents on all aspects of newborn care, from breastfeeding to swaddling. Mary-Ann knows how overwhelming it can feel to have a new baby in the home. She is soothing and she’s always looking for ways to support postpartum mothers both emotionally and physically. Our agency loves her, and our clients love her! She is calm and amazingly adaptable to all situations. Mary-Ann has also been a nanny and adult companion for many families. One of her references even refers to her as an Angel!”

Rosy: Rosy is offering over 20 years of childcare experience and proficiency in assimilating into a new family culture. She has worked as a nanny and overnight newborn caregiver. Rosy began working with children when she was in school and began to pursue a degree in Child Psychology. She then decided that she wanted to dedicate herself full-time to providing private child care and newborn care, which she has been doing ever since. She has extensive experience providing care for babies as young as 1 week old as well as providing support

Midtown, Brickell, Miami Beach Night Nannies, Newborn Care Specialists, and Postpartum Doulas.

Amber C: Amber is a Certified Birth and Postpartum Doula as well as a mother of 2. She is committed to educating parents and helping them with the transition into parenthood. She is a strong advocate of parent-infant bonding and will support mothers in breastfeeding.

Gloria B: Gloria’s calling is working with babies and their parents. Gloria has over 15 years of expertise as an Infant Care Specialist. She has extensive experience caring for infants and toddlers, including multiples and preemies. She also has experience in sleep coaching, lactation education, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and American sign Language. Maria: Maria is one of our most requested night nannies on Miami Beach. While she loves working with children of all ages, she has a special place in her heart for assisting families with their new babies. It is her goal to give parents the help they need so that they can rest and recover. She is bilingual speaking both English and Spanish. She also has experience working with multiples.

We are thrilled to announce our participation in the “One to One” childcare campaign. One to One is a collaborative effort of 6 of the top nanny agencies located in major metropolitan areas to provide relief to essential workers during this COVID-19 pandemic. If you are an essential worker and are in need of child care, talk to your HR benefits representative today about One to One and let them know TLC Family Care can help.

TLC provides child care coverage for companies in the Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Atlanta, St. Louis and Chicago Metropolitan Areas, while other participating agencies provide coverage in Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore and Washington DC. Together we cover a lot of ground and bring together an impressive team of industry veterans possessing more than 120 years of combined child care staffing experience. To learn more now and get started visit our Backup care Page.

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Don't Let Life Get You Off Track

National Nanny Training Day

Session #1A (9:30-11:30): FEW SPOTS REMAINING

Session #1B (9:30 – 11:30)

Break (11:30 – 12:15)

Session #2 Nutrition (12:15 – 2:15)

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