Nanny Yvonne
....an old-fashioned nanny with
a contemporary approach..
"Nanny Yvonne was there when we needed her most!  She has our respect and thanks."
 -Boston Parent
Ask Yvonne
Send your childcare questions to nannyyvonne@bostonherald.com. Though she can’t respond
individually to each e-mail, Nanny Yvonne will pick one reader’s question each week and will try to
cover most of the questions over the course of the column.  Opinions are given based on Yvonne's
experience as a twenty-year childcare provider and not as a licensed therapist.
"I have a thirteen year old daughter and her friends are
being mean..."
"I am having a baby next month and have many books
but am confused..."
"My husband left me with two children and we share
custody. He sometimes refuses to see them..."
"I am having my second child in six weeks time and am
thinking of hiring a nanny..."
"I am a nanny in the Boston area and want to know how to
discipline the children..."
"I have some friends that could use your help. They are
constantly blaming their children..."
"My daughter is supposed to start preschool in September
and has to be fully potty trained..."
"I want to know how to make my house safe for my
newborn and be aware of the dangers..."
"My 11 year old is starting to answer back and be
very secretive..."
"I am worried about what is being taught in our schools
regarding sex education..."
"I am a single dad, my 2 children stay with me most
weekends but all they seem to want to do is..."
"When is it safe to introduce solid foods..."
"Do you think young teenagers should go on a
prescription pill..."
"My 16 year old son is taking money out of my purse. I
know it is him but I am so frightened..."
"I have seen a couple of things you have written about the
Holidays but I am feeling really stressed..."
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