Synopses & Reviews
The New Childcare BibleA Must-Have Whether You Have Occasional Sitters or a Full-Time Nanny
Finding the right caregiver can be one of the most life-changing decisions a parent makes. Whether it's a kindly neighbor for the weekday latchkey hours, a teenage babysitter one night a week, or a full-time professional nanny, the right caregiver can enrich a child's world and literally grow her brain. Hire the wrong one, and this person could cause developmental delays and stress for the entire family.
In her groundbreaking new book, Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer: A Practical Guide for Finding and Achieving the Gold Standard of Care for Your Child, nationally recognized parenting expert Tammy Gold draws from her extensive background in child developmental psychology, social work, and family therapy to offer the first childcare bible for parents.
Knowing the impact caregivers have on children coupled with the unregulated often unknown world of in-home childcare workers, Gold has devoted her professional career, and now this book, to helping parents navigate through this important--and woefully overlooked--process. She arms parents with invaluable tools, tips, and insider secrets to finding the perfect caregiver-family match.
Gold's Family Needs Assessment helps parents identify the traits and conditions that are "must-haves," added "pluses," or nonnegotiable "deal breakers." Parents can then use this list of qualities to quickly weed out unqualified candidates. She also details what to ask over the phone and in a face-to-face interview, how to structure a trial run (which she deems essential), and what to spell out in a Nanny-Family Work Agreement--another essential tool included in the book. Readers learn her "Nanny Speak 1-2-3" technique to help clarify and resolve issues with the caregiver in a productive, positive way.
In addition to saving hours and energy, Parents will also discover as much about parenting as they will about finding a nanny. Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer is chock-full of parenting gems about children's developmental stages, ways to nurture and stimulate the child, and essential strategies for maintaining harmonious and high-functioning parent-child-caregiver relationships. This book is a must read for parents who want to create a happier, healthier and safer childcare experience for their child.
Review
“Seeking a nanny who will be in sync with your family and life style? Heres how. Your children — and their developing brains and bodies — will thank you for heeding this books excellent advice.”
— Carol S. Kranowitz, M.A., author of The Out-of-Sync Child and co-author (with Joye Newman) of Growing an In-Sync Child
Review
“Parents setting out on the nanny quest will surely benefit from this practical handbook.”
—Publishers Weekly
“All new parents contemplating in-home care will think The Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer is a godsend. It offers good sense, reassuring advice, and detailed instructions on how to find and keep a good nanny—probably the most important decision you will make in your childs early life.”
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of The Idea That is America
“Seeking a nanny who will be in sync with your family and life style? Heres how. Your children — and their developing brains and bodies — will thank you for heeding this books excellent advice.”
— Carol S. Kranowitz, M.A., author of The Out-of-Sync Child
"Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer is a godsend for parents looking for a caregiver who not only tends to their child's basic needs, but nurtures the whole child--mind, body, and spirit."
—Patricia Gale, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Synopsis
A top expert reveals the most common mistakes parents make with their nanniesand how to avoid them. While there are hundreds of books that tell parents how to puree their own baby food or sleep train a toddler, there are almost no resources for handling one of the most important aspects of a childs daily world: childcare. Studies show that a childs caregiver will have a direct impact on their social, emotional, and intellectual developmentmaking strong childcare a crucial part of their early life. In this insightful and practical guide, parenting coach and psychotherapist Tammy Gold shows parents how to assess their familys needs, screen and select the strongest nanny or other type of caregiver, and, most important, identify, evaluate, and resolve any issues that arise in a productive, positive way, preventing little misunderstandings from festering into big problems.
About the Author
Tammy Gold, LCSW, MSW, CEC, is the founder and president of Gold Parent Coaching LLC. A pioneering resource for parents, Gold Parent Coaching offers one-on-one coaching on every aspect of parenthood, from sleep training to discipline, to work-life balance, but specializes in Nanny-Family Matching, Training and Mediation. Tammys highly successful approach to finding and hiring nannies has led her clients to call her The Nanny Whisperer” and earned her recognition as one of the foremost nanny experts in the country. Following the recent Krim nanny tragedy in New York City, she was the go-to person for the media, appearing in
People and
The Wall Street Journal, and on CBS News, AOL News, and the Associated Press talking about ways to protect your children and hire a good nanny.
Tammy has been featured in more than 200 magazine and newspaper articles worldwide and appears regularly on television shows including Good Morning America, ABC News, CBS News, MSNBC, and Parents TV. She is a permanent parenting expert for MommyCoach.com, TheBump.com, and Howcast.com, and writes regularly for websites including Urban Baby and The Huffington Post. In addition to coaching private clients, Tammy has given hundreds of lectures to families, nannies, and working mom groups about the right way to go about finding a nanny. Her Nanny Know-How” lectures draw up to 100 attendees, are sponsored by popular parenting brands such as Mommybites, and have been hosted by major companies in the New York Metro area including UBS.