The Benefits of White Noise

The Benefits of White Noise

The use of white noise to put a newborn to sleep may seem counterintuitive, however, white noise helps to emulate a familiar setting for your newborn. For the nine months that baby develops in the womb, she is exposed to a multitude of sounds. The womb is quite a...
Benefits of Joining the INA

Benefits of Joining the INA

As an in-home childcare professional, it is important to continually strive for growth in order to benefit you and those under your care. The International Nanny Association is a non-profit association dedicated to educating childcare professionals to enhance the...
Post Feeding Fussiness Solved!

Post Feeding Fussiness Solved!

It is not uncommon for a baby to be fussy after a feeding and there are a wide number of potential causes for the fussiness being exhibited.  Some of these causes are easy to identify and remedy while others may require the help of a specialist or may go unidentified...
NCTA Online Launch

NCTA Online Launch

Haleigh and I have been plugging away on converting our awesome manual to an online curriculum. The Newborn Care Training Academy’s goal is to create a new standard for online learning available to students who wish to become a Newborn Care Specialist. With that...
April In Person Class

April In Person Class

Our April in person class was great! We filled up our class with students from 4 different states, and all different careers. We had nannies, a nurse, daycare staff, and current Newborn Care Specialist! We had a great time teaching students about different aspects of...
Why You Should Attend Gearapalooza!

Why You Should Attend Gearapalooza!

Last weekend I attended The Bump Club’s  Gearapalooza in Austin, Texas for their first stop of the 2014 tour! This year’s tour is traveling to 12 cities around the US and the 12th city was decided by a Facebook vote. Unfortunately for us, Seattle narrowly beat out...