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Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer: A Practical Guide for Finding and Achieving the Gold Standard of Care for Your Child
The New Childcare Bible-- A Must-Have Whether You Have Occasional Sitters or a Full-Time Nanny
Finding the right caregiver can be one of the most life-changing decisions a parent makes. Whether it's a kindly neighbor for the weekday latchkey hours, a teenage babysitter one night a week, or a full-time professional nanny, the right caregiver can enrich a child's world and literally grow her brain. Hire the wrong one, and this person could cause developmental delays and stress for the entire family.
In her groundbreaking new book, Secrets of the Nanny A Practical Guide for Finding and Achieving the Gold Standard of Care for Your Child (Perigee), nationally recognized parenting expert Tammy Gold draws from her extensive background in child developmental psychology, social work, and family therapy to offer the first childcare bible for parents.
Knowing the impact caregivers have on children coupled with the unregulated often unknown world of in-home childcare workers, Gold has devoted her professional career, and now this book, to helping parents navigate through this important--and woefully overlooked--process. She arms parents with invaluable tools, tips, and insider secrets to finding the perfect caregiver-family match.
Gold's Family Needs Assessment helps parents identify the traits and conditions that are "must-haves," added "pluses," or nonnegotiable "deal breakers." Parents can then use this list of qualities to quickly weed out unqualified candidates. She also details what to ask over the phone and in a face-to-face interview, how to structure a trial run (which she deems essential), and what to spell out in a Nanny-Family Work Agreement--another essential tool included in the book. Readers learn her "Nanny Speak 1-2-3" technique to help clarify and resolve issues with the caregiver in a productive, positive way.
In addition to saving hours and energy, Parents will also discover as much about parenting as they will about finding a nanny. The book is chock-full of parenting gems about children's developmental stages, ways to nurture and stimulate the child, and essential strategies for maintaining harmonious and high-functioning parent-child-caregiver relationships. This book is a must read for parents who want to create a happier, healthier and safer childcare experience for their child.
"Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer is a godsend for parents looking for a caregiver who not only tends to their child's basic needs, but nurtures the whole child--mind, body, and spirit." Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Parents setting out on the nanny quest will surely benefit from this practical handbook." Publisher's Weekly
"Seeking a nanny who will be in sync with your family and lifestyle?...Your children--and their developing brains and bodies--will thank you for heeding this book's excellent advice." Carol S. Kranowitz MA, author of The Out-of-Sync Child
Finding the right caregiver can be one of the most life-changing decisions a parent makes. Whether it's a kindly neighbor for the weekday latchkey hours, a teenage babysitter one night a week, or a full-time professional nanny, the right caregiver can enrich a child's world and literally grow her brain. Hire the wrong one, and this person could cause developmental delays and stress for the entire family.
In her groundbreaking new book, Secrets of the Nanny A Practical Guide for Finding and Achieving the Gold Standard of Care for Your Child (Perigee), nationally recognized parenting expert Tammy Gold draws from her extensive background in child developmental psychology, social work, and family therapy to offer the first childcare bible for parents.
Knowing the impact caregivers have on children coupled with the unregulated often unknown world of in-home childcare workers, Gold has devoted her professional career, and now this book, to helping parents navigate through this important--and woefully overlooked--process. She arms parents with invaluable tools, tips, and insider secrets to finding the perfect caregiver-family match.
Gold's Family Needs Assessment helps parents identify the traits and conditions that are "must-haves," added "pluses," or nonnegotiable "deal breakers." Parents can then use this list of qualities to quickly weed out unqualified candidates. She also details what to ask over the phone and in a face-to-face interview, how to structure a trial run (which she deems essential), and what to spell out in a Nanny-Family Work Agreement--another essential tool included in the book. Readers learn her "Nanny Speak 1-2-3" technique to help clarify and resolve issues with the caregiver in a productive, positive way.
In addition to saving hours and energy, Parents will also discover as much about parenting as they will about finding a nanny. The book is chock-full of parenting gems about children's developmental stages, ways to nurture and stimulate the child, and essential strategies for maintaining harmonious and high-functioning parent-child-caregiver relationships. This book is a must read for parents who want to create a happier, healthier and safer childcare experience for their child.
"Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer is a godsend for parents looking for a caregiver who not only tends to their child's basic needs, but nurtures the whole child--mind, body, and spirit." Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Parents setting out on the nanny quest will surely benefit from this practical handbook." Publisher's Weekly
"Seeking a nanny who will be in sync with your family and lifestyle?...Your children--and their developing brains and bodies--will thank you for heeding this book's excellent advice." Carol S. Kranowitz MA, author of The Out-of-Sync Child
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 6, 2015
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About the author
Tammy Gold
4 books3 followersTammy Gold has been working with families and nannies for over a decade, while also running parenting groups and giving lectures about everything from handling the terrible twos to dealing with the terrible teens. With hundreds of clients under her belt, she has become a national parenting expert with regular appearances on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Fox and CBS News.
Tammy has spent the last few years honing her evolutionary "Nanny Whisperer Communication Techniques" and refining her "Gold Standard Nanny Hiring Process" based on Dr. John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, Erik Erickson's Stages of Psychosocial Development, and Mary Ainsworth's Secure Base Phenomenon. She is one of the first therapists to marry psychotherapy with childcare. She has been a Licensed Therapist and Certified Parent Coach for over a decade with degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.
The result is her first book, Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer: A Practical Guide for Finding and Achieving the Gold Standard of Care for Your Child (Perigee, 2015). But - not only is Tammy an expert - she's a Mom. She lives in Short Hills, New Jersey, with her husband and three daughters: Braydin, Presley and Gemma.
Tammy has spent the last few years honing her evolutionary "Nanny Whisperer Communication Techniques" and refining her "Gold Standard Nanny Hiring Process" based on Dr. John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, Erik Erickson's Stages of Psychosocial Development, and Mary Ainsworth's Secure Base Phenomenon. She is one of the first therapists to marry psychotherapy with childcare. She has been a Licensed Therapist and Certified Parent Coach for over a decade with degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.
The result is her first book, Secrets of the Nanny Whisperer: A Practical Guide for Finding and Achieving the Gold Standard of Care for Your Child (Perigee, 2015). But - not only is Tammy an expert - she's a Mom. She lives in Short Hills, New Jersey, with her husband and three daughters: Braydin, Presley and Gemma.
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August 26, 2019
60% self-evident, 30% morally or legally dubious, 10% useful. This book is garbage.
December 20, 2021
Having worked with three nannies this year, I found the content surprisingly unuseful. The vast majority goes about how to hire a nanny and run an interview process, which while important, is the same as hiring any employee at any company. Managers or small business owners won't find anything useful here.
There is no discussion of how working with a Nanny is different than a typical employee employer relationship, or how to be a good employer, both areas that I would have hoped to see in a book like this but didn't.
There is no discussion of how working with a Nanny is different than a typical employee employer relationship, or how to be a good employer, both areas that I would have hoped to see in a book like this but didn't.
October 31, 2019
I would rate this zero stars if I could. Horrible garbage. I wouldn’t want someone trying to haggle me the way this book suggests to do to a nanny so why would I treat someone else that way? Also a lot of suggestions this author is making are completely false. She is misleading parents. This should be called how to NOT hire a nanny. The author suggests nannies shouldn’t be paid hourly however that IS illegal. Just from reading this book I wouldn’t read any other book by this author.
June 1, 2020
100% required reading if you plan on getting a nanny, babysitter, Au pair, basically any help to watch your children. No longer do I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing- gives you a step by step guide on how to find the best childcare.
February 3, 2018
Work related,lol.
April 22, 2025
I was looking for this exact book. Both tactical and informative but also helps you think through the emotions of what you need to find the right nanny.
March 14, 2016
Every parent searching for or employing a nanny must read this book, and every professional nanny should as well!
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