I confess, I was a mom judger.
Not too long ago, in what I now realize was an attempt to rationalize my own parenting choices, I totally judged another mom for focusing seemingly too much on the work she enjoyed and herself.
There I said it, guilty as charged. Since then,...
I’m in my 40’s reflecting back on 8 years of hiring babysitters and nannies. It’s had its ups and downs, and there were many lessons I learned along the way. One of those hard and humbling lessons was that our family basically needs a cued up and ready rolodex of...
As many of you know, I stepped away from an academic research position a few years back to buckle down as primary parent of 2 small kids at home. That didn't stop my brain from reaching into tough psycho-social problems needing to be solved.
One of those big problems centers around the...
By now, most folks following the Same Team community know I have deep respect for the work of nannies and have acknowledged how much our family has benefitted from working with nannies. Inside my online course , I outline Nanny Industry Standards, the right way to come to a pay range,...
You may be feeling like a tired, bewildered tumbleweed blowing through the mesa of online nanny search sites… but do not fret. Same Team is here! If you haven’t enrolled in our free nanny search + hire tips workshop what are you waiting for??
Parents coming out of...
When I started the Same Team online course project roughly a year ago now, I came at the project through the parent lens. I had heard over and over the online nanny search fails and believed that parents were generally conducting their searches the right way. As I reflected on my own...
There’s a hush-hush secret that has been passed around on playgrounds and by the water cooler for many working mothers: it’s often easier to go to our work-outside-the-home jobs versus our mom jobs inside the home. I remember when I finally took the leap to work with a nanny...
Greetings! I am so excited to share my background in working with nannies and babysitters for 7+ years with you. I am also a nurse, researcher, and life-long caregiver who saw numerous parent-nanny fails unfolding over and over on social media. I kept thinking... there has to be...
