Beating Up Nannies: The Unseen Abuse of Domestic Workers
If you walk the streets of New York City, you can see the army of people who power the economy--if you decide to look or pay attention. Not the investment bankers and the masters of the universe. Nope, it's the 200,000 domestic workers: nannies, housekeepers, companions for the elderly, babysitters, baby nurses and cooks. And they are among the most abused workers in the economy.... click here to continue reading.
Fitting in with the family
'I've seen everything, from the bulimic nanny who ate one family out of house and home, to the au pair who racked up a £1,000 heating bill in three months," says Georgina Walsh, business psychologist, mother of three and self-styled "nanny profiler". "But the unifying factor," she says, "is how miserable they are - both the child carers and the women who employ them."
Struck by how many women were seeking her advice about their nanny problems, she launched Nannysuccess.com, using psychological profiling techniques to help people recruit the right nanny, au pair or baby-sitter, then manage them with aplomb... click here to continue reading how a 'nanny profiler' can help you find - and keep - the right person for you.
Mother's Helpers
Turning to nannies and day care, many working moms still have mixed feelings about leaving the kids at home. Click here to read Julie Scelfo's Newsweek interview with author Lucy Kaylin.
Effective June 1, 2007, we will index the "scary childcare stories" on a separate page. To visit Childcare Gone Wrong, click here.
The woman interviewed in the above mentioned "mother's helpers" article sounds stupid.
ReplyDeleteWhy do such stupid people make so much money? It really astounds me.