Weekend Round UP

Here is your weekend round up for last weeks Regarding Nannies.

We launched our giveaway for December which was the Beyond Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookbook. You don't have to be a nanny to love this book, so come on moms who read our blog, enter to win it. You will love it!

On Monday Moxie , Kellie told us about the Boston Nanny Support Group.

On Tuesday Tips we got some tips from Eric on how NOT to gain the traditional "7 Holiday Pounds"

On Wednesdays Creative Nanny, Glenda previewed "Beyond Peanut Butter and Jelly"

On Thursdays Table Talk, Jenny Brown shared how being INA Nanny of the Year has impacted her life.

On Financial Friday, Alice shared the ins and outs of joing a warehouse club.

Coming up next week on "Regarding Nannies" we will spotlight 3 kids who are giving back this holiday season and we will also share with you some of our readers "Favorite Holiday Movies"

Book Preview on Wednesday's Creative Nanny

This month our giveaway will be the “Beyond Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookbook” published by INA. This cookbook features lots of great easy, kid tested recipes, craft ideas and projects. On Wednesday Creative Nanny we have some samples of the recipes in the book. You can check it out at Creative Nanny.

December Giveaway :Beyond Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookbook Giveaway

This month our giveaway will be the “Beyond Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookbook” published by INA. This cookbook features lots of great easy, kid tested recipes, craft ideas and projects.

To enter:
Please share your own "Beyond Peanut Butter & Jelly Cookbook" recipe, craft or project idea that you and your charges enjoy doing-past or present.



Please post it in the comment section so others may see it.

You may enter (one entry per item for a total of up to 3 entries)
-a craft idea
-a recipe
-a project idea (holiday giving project etc)

Giveaway ends: Sunday December 13, 2009 at 6:00 pm EST. Winner will have 48 hrs to get back to us, otherwise a new winner will be selected.

To get a sneak peak at this great cookbook go to Creative Nanny on Wednesday.

October Random Comment Winner is....

Patti of NannyMall, she has won a pack of handmade Breast Cancer cards by Alice Shaffer.

She commented on Table Talk Thursday: Nanny Portfolio A to Z

Anonymous October 29, 2009 8:00 AM

I forwarded this on to my Nannies so they can get started on updating and improving their portfolios.

Great idea!

Patti at NannyMall dot com

Thank you so much Patti for reading our blog and commenting! Please contact us by Friday November 6, with your mailing address for your prize. Email at regardingnannies (at) gmail (dot) com


Don't forget that we have a $25 gift certificate to Stuck on You giveaway. Details are here. Giveaway ends November 13th.

November Giveaway: Stuck on You $25 gift certificate!

Giveaway starts Friday October 30th till 11:30 pm EST on Friday November 13th. Winner will be announced and contacted on Saturday November 14th. Must contact us by Monday November 16th. Order needs to be placed by Wednesday November 18th to ensure holiday delivery.

How to earn an entry for the November Giveaway:

Mandatory comment entry:
Visit the Stuck on You site and let us know what product you like and who you would get it for.
(You can not be anonymous, if you are anonymous we don't know who you are or how to contact you. So please leave a contact email in the comment form or in the registering of the comment, or you may email us at regardingnannies (at) gmail (dot) com to tell us of your entries with your email info. Any question just email us. Thanks!)

Extra entries after you do the above Mandatory comment entry (possible 10):
1. Purchase any of the sale items by November 5 and earn 5 extra entries after you the mandatory entry. You must email us at regardingnannies (at) gmail (dot) com to let us know that you ordered. (5 entries)

2. Follow us on our Twitter page at BloggingNannies. Come back here and comment that you are now following or already are following us. (1 entry)

3. Tweet about our giveaway on Twitter and comment back here with a link to it. (1 entry)

4. Follow our Facebook Fan group and comment back here that you are now following us! (1 entry)

5. Share the giveaway via facebook and comment back here that you shared it. (1 entry)

6. Email any yahoogroups, message groups or friends about the giveaway and include our include our email -regardingnannies (at) gmail (dot) com in the email announcement. Comment back here to let us know. (1 entries)

remember that if you don't follow the rules, your entry will be disqualified.

Financial Friday: Stuck On You Sale & November Giveaway Announcement

What a great sale at Stuck on You! Just in time for the Holidays!



We, at Regarding Nannies, just fell in love with Stuck on You, a fun innovative company that makes labeling FUN! They have ideas and products for all aspects of your house and gift giving packages! They have wall stickers, wall art, personal labels, personal t-shirts,pantry labels, dog tags and you name it basically. Anything that needs a label!

The products are made with the best vinyl that is microwave safe, dishwasher safe, waterproof and UV resistant. Their iron/sew on labels are built to last through the rough and tough play and washer/dryer wear.

These will make awesome holiday gifts for your charges, new moms and even for yourself! Several people have commented on how awesome the labels are for sippy cups, toys, diaper bag items and other items that are easily left behind.



SALE ITEMS!!! (Click on photos for larger images)
Our Gift Labels, Party Invites, Skin Prints and Sasi Journals are 30% off until November 5th and the new Designer Collection is 10% off until November 5th. All perfect for holiday gift giving and stocking stuffers. (It does take 2-3 weeks for delivery)

The sale prices are already in the system, so hurry fast and order now before it is too late!

Giveaway for November:
Giveaway starts Friday October 30th till 11:30 pm EST on Friday November 13th. Winner will be announced and contacted on Saturday November 14th. Must contact us by Monday November 16th. Order needs to be placed by Wednesday November 18th to ensure holiday delivery.

Financial Friday: Regarding Nannies Giveaway for October

During the month of October you will have the opportunity to win a great handmade item in honor of October being "Breast Cancer" Awareness month.

We are asking that you post your comments on the individual blog posts here at Regarding Nannies for you to be eligible. You must have your contact info in the comment section or in your signature. This way we can contact you if you are the lucky winner! Anonymous posters will be ineligible

We love that you post comments on facebook, but not everyone has facebook, so they miss out on your thoughts and contributions. Feel free to copy and paste your facebook comments to the blog post comment section.

Week 4 INA Membership Giveaway Winner!

Our fourth and final Partial year INA membership goes to Carli.

This is what she had to say about who has mentored her along the way in her professional nanny career:

Carli July 31, 2009 3:14 PM
When I started nannying in 1997, I didn't even know I was a nanny! Where I lived, there were no nannies. I considered myself to be babysitting these kids full time. Online, I met a woman named Susan who lived on the other side of the state, who clued me in that..duh..I was a nanny! Long story short, it was Susan who introduced me to the nanny life. Taught me about contracts, taxes,car usage, etc. Through her I became a member of my first nanny support group, NAN. She had created a yahoogroup for local nannies, and in the end I ended up taking a job near her and we have been friends for over 10 years now. While Susan is no longer working as a nanny, she was in the profession for over 10 years and I do credit her for my 12 year (so far!) nanny career.

Carli congratulations on winning the INA partial year membership! Please contact us by Tuesday to get your membership! regardingnannies at gmail dot com

Week 4 Giveaway: The final Partial Year INA Membership!

Week Four of the INA Giveaways for July starts now!,This is for an INA partial year membership(valid July-December 2009-valued at $35 ). This giveaway is open to anyone-nanny or business owner- who has NOT been a previous INA member or is a former INA member that hasn't been a member since June 2008.

There is one requirement to enter this week's giveaway. We will choose the winner of week four on Sunday August 2, 2009 via Random.org. Entries are collected through Sunday at 12:00 pm noon EST.

Week Four Entry:

Required Entry: Please tell us who has inspired , influenced or mentored you as you have grown professionally in your nanny career over the years.

Please tell us in the comment section below.You must include your email address in your entry, otherwise we can't contact you if you win!

Extra Entry for Week Four: (Two possibilities)

1. Send this giveaway to at least one nanny agency that is NOT a member of INA. Please leave us a comment with which Agency you let know about this, along with their website if they have one.

2. Send this giveaway to 3 nannies that you think would benefit from this giveaway. Please send us a copy of the email at regardingnannies (at) gmail (dot) com.

Remember you must follow all the rules to be eligible to win the giveaway. If you have any questions please contact us! Make sure you share this giveaway with others. Agencies are allowed to enter too!

Announcing our Week 3 giveaway winner!

Regarding Nannies would like to congratulate Jan S.. on winning the Partial Year INA Membership!

Jan loves the following educational websites for kids:

My favorite is starfall.com. It's perfect for pre-readers and early readers, as it teaches leveled early reading skills through games. It is one of the only sites that have games that are educational and appropriate for this age, and it is the only one I know that does not use advertising and corporate characters at all. And it's the only one I know of that a pre-reader can navigate independently right from the start.
I also recommend one that most people may not have heard of: http://www.faceturn.com/This is a great site to use for kids who have trouble reading facial expressions, or just to teach emotions through facial expressions. There is a face that can be seen from any angle of rotation, and a drop-down menu of emotions to select for that face to demonstrate.


Jan contact us by Tuesday to claim your membership at regardingnannies (at) gmail (dot) com

Week 3: Win a partial year INA Membership.

Week Three of the INA Giveaways for July starts now!,This is a for a INA partial year membership(valid July-December 2009-valued at $35 each). This giveaway is open to anyone-nanny or business owner- who has NOT been a previous INA member or is a former INA member that hasn't been a member since June 2008. There is one requirement to enter this week's giveaway. We will choose the winner of week two on Sunday July 26 2009 via Random.org. Entries are collected through Sunday at 12:00 pm noon EST.

Week Three Entry:

Required Entry:
Please let us know what your favorite Educational Kids Website is, please include a little summary of it and what age group it works best with! is in the comment section below.

You must include your email address in your entry, otherwise we can't contact you if you win!

Extra Entry for Week Three: (Two possibilities)

1. Send this giveaway to at least one nanny agency that is NOT a member of INA. Please leave us a comment with which Agency you let know about this, along with their website if they have one.

2. Send this giveaway to 3 nannies that you think would benefit from this giveaway. Please send us a copy of the email at regardingnannies (at) gmail (dot) com.

Remember you must follow all the rules to be eligible to win the giveaway. If you have any questions please contact us!


Make sure you share this giveaway with others. Agencies are allowed to enter too!

Announcing our Week 2 winner!

Regarding Nannies would like to congratulate Jenn G. on winning the Partial Year INA Membership!

Jenn loves the following parenting/childcare books:
1,2,3 Magic
Baby411
Toddler 411
There are lots of useful things in those.
I like the What to Expect the First Year.. more than the toddler one.


Jenn contact us by Tuesday to claim your membership at regardingnannies (at) gmail (dot) com

Stay tuned for Week 3's chance to win one of the July INA Membership giveaways!



Jenn contact us by Tuesday to claim your membership at regardingnannies (at) gmail (dot) com

Stay tuned for Week 3's chance to win one of the July INA Membership giveaways!

Week Two: Giveaway, Partial Year INA Membership

Week Two of the INA Giveaways for July starts now!,This is a for a INA partial year membership(valid July-December 2009-valued at $35 each). This giveaway is open to anyone-nanny or business owner- who has NOT been a previous INA member or is a former INA member that hasn't been a member since June 2008. There is one requirement to enter this week's giveaway. We will choose the winner of week two on Sunday July 19 2009 via Random.org. Entries are collected through Sunday at 12:00 pm noon EST.

Week Two Entry:

Please let us know what your favorite childcare/parenting book is in the comment section below.

Make sure you share this giveaway with others. Agencies are allowed to enter too!

Announcing our First Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to #8 !

Number 8 belongs to April K ! She has won the Partial Year INA Membership for Week One. Please contact us to redeem your membership!

Stay tuned for the next giveaway of the Partial Year INA Membership Week Two giveaway.

INA Membership Giveaway every week in July

We are happy to announce that during the next four weeks of July, the development team of Regarding Nannies is giving away 4 INA partial year memberships(valid July-December 2009-valued at $35 each). This giveaway is open to anyone-nanny or business owner- who has NOT been a previous INA member or is a former INA member that hasn't been a member since June 2008. There is one requirement to enter the giveaway along with a few extra entries if you choose to do more entries. We will choose the winner of week one on Sunday July 13, 2009 via Random.org.

Required Entry:
Subscribe to Regarding Nannies Blog, come back here and make a comment letting us know you have done so.
(If you don't have a blog or if your email address is not publicly available on your blogger account, please post it in your entry so that we can contact you if you win. If you don't do this, your entry will not count. We can't track you down by guessing who you might be)
Extra entries:
1. Sign up to be a follower of one of the following blogs:
All Things Nanny, Creative Nanny, Nanny Transitions, The Financial Nanny -then come back here and post your comment as to which one you are following

2. Follow us on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway and comment back here with the link .

3. Become a fan of Regarding Nannies on Facebook - then come back here and let us know you are a fan.

4. Post about our giveaway on your Facebook page, and let us know back here you did so.

5. Post on your blog about the giveaway and comment back here with the link to your direct post.

6. Post a comment on one of our other blogs. (This must be a legitimate comment beyond "great blog")

7. Post on a yahoogroup or message board and send us the link to where you posted.

Please ask if you have any questions about the giveaway directions, we are happy to answer them. It is very important that you follow the directions and comment back here to let us know of your entries.

Giveaway is open for US mailing addresses only with exception of International Nanny Association Membership. Winner will have 48 hours to respond to notification with necessary information - if no response, another winner will be chosen .