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It’s our 30th anniversary!
As Placement Solutions enters its 30th year, I still carry a pen and notebook with me, but the business has long outgrown that kitchen table.
What is Rushing Woman’s Syndrome and How is it Affecting Us?
Often feel overwhelmed? Tired? WIRED? Living in a constant state of ‘urgency’ is putting a huge amount of stress on our nervous system.
The Many Benefits of a Household Manager
So ‘What is a household manager?’, we hear you ask. It’s true that household management is a widely misunderstood service.
It's our 30th Anniversary!
1988. 30 years ago. The world’s population was just on five billion (it’s now 7.6 billion). Bob Hawke was Australia’s prime minister in our bicentenary year, Home and Away aired for the first time, ‘I Should be so Lucky’ was a number-one hit for Kylie Minogue, Rain Man topped the movie box office and Nintendo released the first Gameboy.
The importance of asking the RIGHT questions
Asking questions throughout your whole placement process is crucial for ensuring you understand everything you need. Here are some important questions to ask.
Interviewing the Children
As a Nanny, it is important to understand the growing interests of the children you care for. Here, Placement Solutions list the questions you need to ask!
The year in review
‘Where did that year go?’ has become the typical line of this time of year. Here at Placement Solutions we reflect on a year of accomplishments great and small.
Summer is here
It’s hard not to love summer and coming home after work to plenty more daylight. We can really enjoy spending time with our children outside at the end of the day.
Of course the other side of summer is that we must be mindful of the sun and its harsh UV rays.
The ‘state of play’ of nannying here and in the USA
I’ve recently returned from a visit to the USA during which I attended the Association of Premier Nanny Agencies (APNA) conference. Those who attend this conference are running nanny agencies all over America and beyond, so collectively they provide a unique perspective on what is happening in the nanny industry in the States specifically, but with implications for all of us.
I subsequently interviewed Daryl Camarillo, who runs Stanford Park Nannies in the Silicon Valley area of California, and Kathy Webb, who runs HomeWork Solutions, a nanny payroll and tax compliance business on the other side of the country in Virginia. I wanted to get their views on where the nanny industry is heading. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they describe issues that have many similarities to what is happening in Australia.
