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Finding A Nanny To Take Care Of Your Kids Using An Agency

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

In this day and age, a lot of families are considering the idea of hiring the services provided by a nanny agency, rather than just leaving their children in to day care. Some people believe that hiring the expertise of a nanny agency can help with completing the different stages in getting a nanny service, from the stages of finding a nanny to screening and employing a nanny. So what is it that makes a nanny service superior and more reliable than simply choosing a random someone to take on the job of a nanny position? There are more than a handful of advantages in making the decision with a nanny agency. 

Finding the perfect nanny service from an effective nanny agency can save you a lot of time. The procedures of acquiring a nanny service are taken care of by the agency and even policies of refunds and placement are already included. They also have a good credibility that is founded on the basis of existing customers and nanny testimonials regarding both the nanny service and client experience. The agency doesn’t only protect and care about the clients but also the potential employees that get chosen for the nanny position set. Nanny agencys ensure that the family’s assurance is secured by an honorable contract between the nanny and the client. If there is a problem and conflict arises, the agency stands as a positive mediator to provide an opportunity for each side to have their without bias for either side. Another strong point that a nanny agency can be proud of is that they train their nannies using workshops, health and safety training, and group sessions to make sure that their nannies are well equipped and highly skilled. Along with this, they regularly monitor the nanny’s work performance on a regular basis. Another advantage is that the nanny agency is known to offer reliable customer service, being continuously in demand by the client. 

Many Internet based nanny agencies focus on 1 goal of providing parents the means to search the large directory listings of highly experienced nannies that are most willing to take the position of a childcare service provider. A good agency can find a good match between the child care assistant and the client by giving succor to the family when searching for the best possible nanny that meets and exceeds their needs for a nanny service. They don’t just give out good recommendations but they also conduct the interviews for the best nanny by feeling confident that the right questions are asked, the nannies are well screened, and ensuring that you will get the best person for the nanny position you have set. 

The best choice of a nanny agency can give you reassurance and definitely less worries on locating someone to look after your kid while you are gone for a while. There is no need to settle for a total stranger as a nanny, when you can rest assured of the quality of comfort, security and care that a nanny from the nanny agency can offer.

 


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Hiring A Foreign Nanny to Provide Child Care

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Can a Nanny from aborad apply for an employment-based immigrant visa?

 

Yes, an employer can now apply to sponsor an alien as a Nanny or Nanny/Household Manager, under the EB3 employment-based immigrant visa.

 

The new PERM regime now classifies the occupation of “Nanny” as a “Skilled Worker” instead of the previous classification of “Other Worker.” The newly defined classification, gives way for favorable treatment by the USCIS as the SVP (Specific Vocational Preparation) range for the occupation of Nanny is now 6.0<7.0. This means this occupation now requires training in vocation schools, relevant work experience, and/or an associates’ degree under PERM. A bachelor’s degree may even be required for some positions. A Nanny’s duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Ability to perform CPR and first aid.
  • Preparation and planning of meals
  • Transportation of children
  • Regulation of child’s rest periods.
  • Participation in regular meetings with parents to discuss child activities and development.
  • Child instruction on safe behaviors such as crossing the street with an adult and avoiding dangerous objects.
  • Organization and implementation of age-appropriate activities for children.
  • Observation of child’s behavior for irregularities such taking child’s temperature, transporting child to the doctor, maintaining child’s health.
  • Cultivation of interpersonal relationships and communication skills and the performance as a role model of appropriate social behaviors.
  • Participation in the implementation of discipline programs to promote desirable behaviors in the child.
  • Observation and development of family schedule.

High demand in the EB-3 category has caused potentially long waits for green cards due to a backlog of applications.

extracted from: Siskind Susser Bland

How Can A Nanny Obtain An EB-3 Visa?

 

 

If you want to enter the U.S. as an EB-3 worker, you must go through the following multi-step process:

  • Your prospective employer must determine if you are eligible for lawful permanent residency in the U.S.
  • Your prospective U.S. employer must complete Application for Permanent Employment Certification, Form ETA-9089, and submit it on your behalf to the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. Labor must either grant or deny the certification request
  • The USCIS must approve Form I-140, Petition for Alien Worker, filed on your behalf
  • The State Department must give you an immigrant visa number
  • If you are already in the U.S., you must apply to adjust to permanent resident status after a visa number becomes available
  • If you are outside the U.S., you must complete your immigrant visa processing at the U.S. Consulate

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End Crying When Going To Daycare

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Ending Daycare Crying
By Jonathan H. Gerard, PhD

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A crying child inevitably has the effect of making a parent feel guilty for leaving him or her with a babysitter or when dropping the child off at day care. To solve this problem one might consider two important truths.

First, the tears may make a parent feel guilty, or regretful, but unjustifiably so. Most likely, whatever it is the parent is about to do is something at least indirectly necessary for the well-being of the child, whether it is going to work or shopping or to a class or a meeting.

Guilt will lead to showing regret & showing regret ultimately reinforces the child’s tears. A parent who gingerly continues on his or her mission will quickly extinguish such behavior rather than reward it. But who among us has easily been able to do this? Truth number one: you shouldn’t feel guilty for leaving a child behind if the reason is legitimate and the child is left in good hands.

Second, the child’s tears have a purpose and that purpose is not to express pain. It is to change your behavior. At the risk of minimizing the child’s feelings or sounding cynical, the child is – at some level – seeking to manipulate the about-to-leave parent into not leaving.

I say this only because manipulation is a strategy you can win. You are smarter and more clever than your child — at least for now.

Here’s what to do to extinguish that transitional crying that comes with separation. As your car begins to approach the day care center (or as you are getting ready to leave the house) look earnestly into your child’s eyes and say, ‘I know it upsets you when I leave (you at day care) and that’s ok. I used to cry, too, when my Mom left me to go to work (or school, or to go ‘out’). Crying is a way to tell me you’re unhappy about it. I understand. So if you want to cry, this is a good time to start. We are almost there. (Or, ‘I’m almost ready to leave.’)’ Urge your child to cry. Practice a few times until you can say it with conviction and confidence.

Instead of trying to get your child not to cry, encourage him or her to cry. Do this and you will be letting the child know that crying is not going to change your mind or your schedule. There will no longer be any reason to cry and at some pre-conscious level he or she will realize that. The child may feel out-manipulated, and get angry with you, but he or she will not cry. Theorists of change call this ’symptom prescription’ and it works to solve many problems.

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