tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post6595202306123659171..comments2023-10-11T04:57:55.192-04:00Comments on Regarding Nannies: Monday Moxie: Growing as a ProfessionalDevelopment Team of Regarding Nannieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06223332980084230474noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-67897565131507230892009-08-09T20:09:02.716-04:002009-08-09T20:09:02.716-04:00Blogs are meant to encourage discussions on import...Blogs are meant to encourage discussions on important topics and share differing thoughts, opinions and comments. Keep them coming Glenda!Best Nanny Newsletterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103799261254020125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-80921028975211974112009-08-06T15:36:24.124-04:002009-08-06T15:36:24.124-04:00Great thoughts, Glenda. Please continue to be open...Great thoughts, Glenda. Please continue to be open about your thoughts, even though you may get a little negative feedback. There are all kinds of opinions and we should all have the right to share. We have a broad range of talents & experiences! What a wealth of diversity we can take advantage of in a positive way! <br /><br />What the Nanny Profession has done for me...<br />I think that I love this profession because I get instant love! Overall that is the best gift - the hugs, games, smiles! <br /><br />What I am giving back...<br />I think that I am trying to use my unique gifts to give to families and nannies in my community. I am still trying to figure out what that means, but I love people, so it involves just sharing what I have to give. Writers should write. Teachers should teach. Crafters should craft. - - Share your gifts!CincyNannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00262024260293390163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-43501506148245285082009-08-05T10:34:54.832-04:002009-08-05T10:34:54.832-04:00Wow! Great post. I struggle with this sometimes an...Wow! Great post. I struggle with this sometimes and work hard to get involved myself and to encourage others to get involved. <br /><br />I agree with you Glenda about the fact that the internet has opened up a world of possibilities to us. Whether you are taking an online class, reading journals or going to conferences it is easier now than ever to really make a commitment to your profession. Where I think we struggle as nannies is to create the welcoming atmosphere for ALL those who are providing in home care. SO many women and men are doing the same job we are with so much less training and expertise and that is where we really need to reach out and show them what is possible. We need to be inclusive and supportive of each other because as you said this job is so isolating. I think sometimes we don't know how to reach these nannies but I continue to try. I know the first few years of my career I didn't know any other nannies, or much of anything about the nanny world. Now the nanny profession has completely changed my life in ways too numerous to mention. It is all about lifting each other up no matter what.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16925807003764423512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-85272578138166070822009-08-04T16:25:25.175-04:002009-08-04T16:25:25.175-04:00I have membership in some nanny associations and f...I have membership in some nanny associations and for personal reasons choose not to be in others. But I admire an efforts they make to creating standards, raising bars, creating credentialing tiers, and exams.<br /><br />My membership has not made a difference in whether I was hired or not in positions. (I really don't state it all my affiliations on my website, etc.) However, I have been in this industry long enough to know that without the associations in place my getting a fair wage, taxes taken out, benefits, etc. would have been MUCH HARDER! So I am grateful to the associations for this. As are many other nannies in our country.<br /><br />Even though I am not a member of all the associations one could be as a nanny (day care worker, etc.) I still read the codes/standards/ethics that they put forth and allow them to be the compass for a direction I want to be going as a caregiver.<br /><br />All types of professions have associations, (doctors, lawyers, teachers etc.) unions, and so forth. Why should't there be some bigger entity to be connected to for nannies?<br /><br />I am in the NANC because I do believe in the strides they are trying to make in the Tier Credentials. I do think it will help nannies in the long run when it comes to job hunting and interviewing for them to say what they have done to develop professionally. I think it provides a self check of one's own work standards too.<br /><br />I look at those levels and consider where I fit, and more importantly where I should be at this point in my nanny career. <br /><br />It has made me step up and take some more courses. And, I have taken additional workshops that may "not count" for credit but still look great in my portfolio.<br /><br />Does this matter to my current long term position, who knows...maybe not. But my employers are pleased that I am doing this, and are on board in paying for some of my training that doesn't always relate to my job with them.<br /><br />They get that I should be in that "mentor" capacity. So this means taking courses to help younger nannies learn the ropes too.<br /><br />Baby is awake, gotta go back to work.<br /><br />Thanks for reading.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673608166705123134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-71164777491752173482009-08-04T15:47:11.206-04:002009-08-04T15:47:11.206-04:00Exactly, if you go back and read the article it gi...Exactly, if you go back and read the article it gives kudos for those who follow through with being involved in the community and giving back educationally to yourself by going to classes, meetings and things. Giving back to the family and the profession doesn't always mean you have to "give dues" to an organization. Why does it have to be such a negavtive comment? You act as though you were personally attacked, yet again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-21923090365110241992009-08-04T15:32:58.116-04:002009-08-04T15:32:58.116-04:00Anonymous, I think if you go back and read this po...Anonymous, I think if you go back and read this post again, you will realize that no one is telling you to join INA, or NANC or APN or any other group. In fact, no where in this post does it say that.<br />It says that there are lots of ways that you can expand your horizons and improve your professional skills lots of places in your community.<br />It also points out that you can project a professional image through your interaction in play groups and other local activities. It doesn't specify what you should do, it encourages you to make the effort.<br />GlendaJust ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838850187617297229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-84947447819259646302009-08-04T15:24:54.979-04:002009-08-04T15:24:54.979-04:00Just because a nanny doesn't conform to what y...Just because a nanny doesn't conform to what you think a nanny should do in order to be a professional (ie, jump at the chance to join INA) does not mean the nanny is not a professional. I encounter a lot of nannies in kid classes and at playgrounds who have never even heard of any nanny associations/groups and who really are not interested. Yet, they take college courses in related material, are involved in community groups, parenting groups, attend parenting workshops/classes, set up preschool like programs for their charges, etc. <br /><br />Sometimes, what a nanny gives isn't by way of giving dues to an organization. Sometimes it is what she gives to the families she works for and, in turn, how fantastic she makes nannies as a whole look by doing her job well and VISIBLY in her own community. <br /><br />And, btw, instead of slamming those who chose to comment on the mandated reporter blog...perhaps if the creators of this blog want conversation to go a certain way then they should join in the discussion rather than using a later blog entry to attack those who DID reply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-31693236206702616782009-08-03T19:04:22.523-04:002009-08-03T19:04:22.523-04:00UGH i tried to respond to this article but it said...UGH i tried to respond to this article but it said cant accept. I was just saying that I love it! You made great points. I found that I had to learn to be profesional it didnt happen overnight. I thin nany menotrs are a great resource for other nannies. I know INA has a program. I developed on as well for another group but that didnt work out. <br />I think younger nannies today sometime thin they are too smart, good, etc for a professional group. They are wrong. Thanks for this great article G :)<br />Jenn worldwidenannies@yahoogroups.com OWNERAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-70224680700085375572009-08-03T14:43:02.123-04:002009-08-03T14:43:02.123-04:00The nanny profession made me a better nanny. Atte...The nanny profession made me a better nanny. Attending conferences, reading newsletters and talking with other professional nannies, made me realize that I can always do better or different than I had been doing. If you truly love what you are doing, there is always something more you can learn. I always read books on parenting, baby basic, took classes anything that would make me a better nanny. I also learned that you can never love too much. I have been so lucky to have had so many charges that let me be a part of their lives. Being a mother now, I appreciate the parents more. Even though they may have made me humph a few times, I think about all those times when one of my charges told me they loved me and wanted to be with me in front of their parents. I can't imagine how hard that must be and on the other hand how special that must be. To me some of the highest compliments I have received were from people I didn’t know that told me after they found out I was my charges nanny. You are such a wonderful nanny then, because you can tell how much the children love you and how much you love them. Those comments always made me feel like I was doing a great job and I was in the right profession. <br /><br /> To give back to the nanny profession is something I think every nanny should do. Give your time with support groups, national associations, talking with new nannies, seeing how you can help. Being involved with different ways to share your knowledge, no matter to whom you are speaking with and to listen, I mean really listen to others is a great way to give back.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16123603075326930410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5874937638989705275.post-43166166989659610242009-08-03T12:18:04.662-04:002009-08-03T12:18:04.662-04:00I SOOOOO agree with this topic!
When we are using...I SOOOOO agree with this topic!<br /><br />When we are using that term professional whether it's occupational, athletic, or artistic. This means that person has made the investment in time toward this status. The athlete has to train, participate in the sport, stay in shape, etc. As a child their parents may have invested time and MONEY into this. It is the same with the trained actors, dancers, and musicians. Other professionals had to go to college from anywhere from 2 to 8 years at least to earn all the degrees required to make them "professional."<br /><br />Then these professionals may have those resumes. Artists have their portfolios. Athletes have footage of them playing their sport.<br /><br />My point to all this is, if a nanny wants to be "professional." Then real effort, self-improvement and pride needs to be part of who they are.<br /><br />Like the other professions it does require an investment in education. This includes time and sometimes expense.modernizingmarypoppinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16193444303429146665noreply@blogger.com