“As a mother of 3 kids, usually alone at home with the kids due to my husband’s busy schedule, I eagerly searched for a nanny. A young girl was brought to me by one of my friends. My friend spoke highly of her, gullible me, I took the recommendations hook, line and sinker. The girl…
Nanny and Babysitters
LagosMums Interviews Mr Olutunji Oluwole Chief Responsibility Officer And Founder Of VerifyMe Nigeria
LagosMums Interviews Olutunji Oluwole Chief Responsibility Officer And Founder Of VerifyMe Nigeria. 1. Introduce yourself My name is Olutunji Oluwole, Chief Responsibility Officer & Founder of VerifyMe Nigeria 2. What is VerifyMe Nigeria? VerifyMe Nigeria is an employment history reporting and verification company. We are an IT company that has created a unique solution to…
How To Hire A Nanny – From The Perspective of An Educator
Just as hiring staff to your business should be a well planned meticulous process, it goes without saying that the process of hiring staff to your home to care for your children must be even more stringent. We spoke to an educator, who shared her perspective asides from the general considerations. Here are some useful…
Tips On How To Manage Your Domestic Staff
One of the ways to achieve work-life balance is to engage the services of domestic staff and here are some tips on how to manage your domestic staff. At the Lagosmums 4th annual Parenting conference and exhibition, one of the topics discussed was “work-life balance” as a real challenge and struggle for the busy mum and…
Tips To Cope With Nannies and Househelps
The tales of what working Mums go through with the “necessary evils” called Nannies or if you want, domestic helps are all too familiar so I would not even bother going into details of their shenanigans…no need relieving the bitter experiences with them! The things they do leaves you gob smacked and perhaps wonder if…
Parents Do You Place More Value on Material Goods Than Your Child?
Parents do you unknowingly place more value on material goods than your child? To know how you might be guilty of this, watch the video below. This video should cause you to pause and think. This daughter innocently asks her mother if her material goods are more important than her. She can ask this because her…
Nanny Chronicles Part 2
Contributed by Chioma Sylvie Mgbaramuko After experiencing four unsuccessful attempts at hiring a good Nanny in less than a year, I have drawn a conclusion, one big enough like a teacher’s drawing on the board for her students to see and not give an excuse why they didn’t draw or why they drew something else. This…
Introducing Lily Pad Nanny Services
Introducing Lily Pad Nanny Services Lily Pad hospitality services is a UK based child care service that is run and owned by Nora Jones who has got over 11 years experience in the child care sector. The agency provides a wide range of nannying services to families. Thorough screening and background checks are…
Nannies: Live-Out Versus Live-In
Contributed by Ayo Iyiola-Olumide Times have really changed, our great grandparents will be amazed at how this generation of kids are being raised. Half a century ago, hiring a nanny was not as common as it is today. Even with more families having fewer kids and the automation of house chores, we have gradually grown…
Background Checks for Nannies
As a result of growing cases of kidnapping and child abuse cases that have gathered national attention in recent years, there has been a growing trend to increase background checks on domestic workers that come in close and regular contact with children. Obtaining and reviewing a background check is an essential step in finding the…