The Elite Nanny Company Blog
A Halloween To Please Everyone
Halloween is becoming a bigger celebration every year in the UK, partly because it comes at just that time of year when we all really need a reason to have fun. However, Halloween also present problems for some families, such as more fundamental Christians, Jehovah’s...
Having tough conversations with your nanny
At The Elite Nanny Company, we’re committed to finding you just the right nanny, that’s not always the perfect one because, let’s be honest, who’s perfect? So there may be times when you and your nanny aren’t in agreement and that’s when a tough conversation needs to...
Toddler + newborn? How to avoid burnout
There are many great reasons to have your children close together: Shared experiences like playtime, naps etc Close developmental stages (and shared toys) Getting through the tougher stages (broken sleep) in one go More offers of help, because your friends and family...
The Elite Nanny Guide to Easter Activities 2023
Parents divide into two camps over Easter - those who love it and those who dread having to find activities for the kids. If you’re in the latter camp, don’t worry, we’ve got you - and your nanny! Historical Easter activities Forget the day when the National Trust...
After School Activities – An Elite Nanny Guide
For some parents after school activities are a way of enriching a child’s experience and wellbeing, for others, it’s about finding a way to give a child quality activity around a demanding parental work schedule. Whatever the reason, understanding how - and when - to...
New Year’s Resolutions – with your nanny and kids
Did you make a New Year’s Resolution? Have you already broken it? No matter in a recent survey we discovered that 55% of Americans don’t manage to keep their resolutions for a whole year and 11% don’t even make it to the end of January. However, there’s a great reset...
The best (and worst) Nanny gifts
The holidays are here - and families with small children at home are rushed off their feet with all the excitement (and pressure) that this season brings. But expressing some appreciation for your Nanny is never more important than at this time of year, when they are...
The Elite Nanny Guide to Happy Bonfire Nights
Whether you love fireworks or hate them, Bonfire Night is hard to get away from! For many children it’s one of those high adrenaline events that can lead to tears and tantrums, not least because sleep may have been disturbed for several nights beforehand due to other...
Why are more parents hiring nannies?
One word. Pandemic. Childcare has been as shaken up by COVID-19 as every other sector. In the USA they’re seeing a fundamental shift away from day-care to personal care for five reasons: COVID fears - because many parents are worried about unvaccinated children being...
Football for Girls
The Euros have changed our view of women’s football - quite possibly for ever. Local clubs have seen an 83% increase in requests for tryouts and taster days for girls. So, should we all be thinking about girls and football and if so, how do we go about it? Let’s start...
Summer Holidays with your Nanny
The summer holidays are here! If this is a period that fills you with stress, relax - we have solutions to make the summer break into a pleasure for you, your children and your nanny. Preparation is everything Print out a calendar and go through it with your nanny....
The Elite Nanny Company Guide to Travel – Summer 2022
Let’s start with the bad news. The Unite union predicts that, unless the issues are resolved, this half-term’s airport “will last the entire summer season.” So the honest first time on our guide is to consider if you can avoid air travel during the peak season - maybe...
YouTube channels to share with your children and nanny
One thing the pandemic taught even the most technophobic of us was that the online world can be a friend. We all learned to use Zoom and go on ‘digital dates’ and for our children too, screen-life became an essential experience. The Elite Nanny Company recommends...
Post-Lockdown Return to School
The post-pandemic return to school is on us, again. Children, parents and carers all have strong feelings about this process, some positive, some negative. Sometimes we have both positive and negative emotions at the same time. It’s all very confusing. The Elite Nanny...
Post Brexit Nanny
As many families try to work out how to organise childcare in the new lockdown period, with the complication of working from home and maintaining support bubbles, finding a nanny has become a priority for many. As many nanny candidates come from Europe, The Elite...
Understanding your child’s eczema
So many parents feel guilty and confused if their child develops eczema, and yet there is no identified cause for eczema, so there is absolutely nothing they could have done, or not done, to change the likelihood of their child having eczema. What is eczema? It’s...
Children, Coronavirus and Anxiety
As lock-down eases and schools begin to reopen, many parents are finding it hard to adjust to the idea that they are about to expose their children to the world again. No matter how much we may have longed for this day, we also feel ill-prepared for it. Psychologists...
Coronavirus and your family
As several thousand people every day become infected with the new coronavirus, Covid-19, it can be difficult to decide which everyday activities your family should continue and which you should modify in the face of events. How to avoid infection As every nanny knows,...
How important is your nanny?
The world has recently learned that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex asked the Duke’s former nanny, Tiggy Pettifer, to be godmother to baby Archie. The Sussex’s are famous for doing things differently, but this is not the only example of the value of the royal nannies....
Elite Nanny Guide to stress-free Christmas planning
Shake up your traditions Sometimes we don’t examine what we’re doing. Maybe you always got taken to the panto so you take your children every year … but they get fractious and sugar-high and you end up arguing all the way home. Perhaps you always do a big family...
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