Post-Lockdown Return to School

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

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

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

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

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?

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....