Catch-A-Phrase Redux
Posted: July 30, 2013 Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales, Tips | Tags: children, chill out, funny nanny, funny nanny with kiddos, kiddos, kids, nanny, phrases Leave a commentY’all have your favorites, (Catch-A-Phrase, Catch-A-Phrase Reloaded) but you haven’t heard ‘em all!
“If I go up there(/in there) and find it, I am not going to be thrilled…” This phrase is used when the kiddos are losin’ their belongings, and I, in turn, feel like I’m losin’ my mind! I deliver it very matter-of-factly, but the kiddos can tell by my tone they had better retrace their steps just one more time. Read the rest of this entry »
Do the Nanny Shuffle!
Posted: July 23, 2013 Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales, Tips | Tags: connecting with children, dancing, El Fuego, nanny dancing with kids, Sassafras, shuffle 2 CommentsFinding ways to entertain kiddos, preschool age and up, is a collaborative process, involving both nanny and kiddo. When it comes to activities, I give them ideas, but they ultimately choose what they want to do, and may be in charge of where the day takes them. As far as bonding on a personal level, humors fly back and forth through conversation, empathies emerge, and we develop our rapport together. Read the rest of this entry »
The Pretenders
Posted: July 9, 2013 Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales, Tips | Tags: Boss lady, Doc, helping children develop imagination, helping kids be creative, imagination, kiddos, Rebel 2 CommentsOne of the best things about being a nanny is the opportunity it affords me to act like a kiddo again. Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a bit of the whimsical about me, and am prone to flights of fancy. I love playing make-believe with my charges, always encouraging them, when it comes to imagination, to Go Big or Go Home. Read the rest of this entry »
What?!
Posted: July 2, 2013 Filed under: Miss Cheryl, Tales, Tips | Tags: annoying, being understanding of your children, children asking questions, children asking what, jules, pulp fiction, say what, say what again, school age children, too many questions Leave a comment
Jules Winnfield, Pulp Fiction
I’d like to think of myself as an articulate person. I believe when I speak, my words ring clear as a bell. I use language that is easily comprehended by my charges (except when I slip in fancy words to help them increase their vocabulary). Why then do I spend so much of my day repeating myself, time after time, responding to, “What?” after “What?”? After seven years as a full-time nanny, compounding some seven million or more, “What?”s, I’ve come to the conclusion as to where they come from, and how to tame them. Read the rest of this entry »
Y'all Behave! 