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,...
Many of you know that I've been taking a deep dive into the nanny industry to deliver the most important gems for parents (like me) to take the right nanny search, hire, and onboarding steps on those unwieldy self-search platforms like care dot come and inside Facebook groups.
In any case,...
I recently asked parents on social media, “What has a nanny taught you?” I was blown away by the response! I look forward to sharing those responses with you in the next few weeks, but for today’s blog I wanted to focus on what nannies have taught me over the years.
...I’ve been researching nannies and parents for about the past year. In developing the Same Team Online Course, I came from the parents’ typical online search perspective: why am I struggling to find the right matches?! I had an idea of common experiences on care dot come...
When my son was about 4 months old, I started searching for the first nanny we would work with. I began the process the same way so many parents do: they ask other parents (online and offline) how they found the nanny they worked with. When I was chatting with one particular...
For the past 7+ years I have worked with in-home caregivers in various capacities. My own caregiving crisis (quick nanny turn over, not being able to find a nanny, not knowing then when I know now about the nanny search + hire process) became the first thread in which my academic career...
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...