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With a VIP Nanny through the flashbulb storm of life.

The requi­re­ments for desi­ra­ble child­care differ not only in pedago­gi­cal or geogra­phi­cal aspects. They are also not defi­ned solely by the child’s deve­lo­p­men­tal stage or the finan­cial frame­work. Another important factor is the social envi­ron­ment in which family life takes place. In other words: in what cultu­ral setting does one want to expe­ri­ence the adven­ture of family life? When fami­lies, parents, or indi­vi­du­als live in the bright spot­light of public atten­tion, a VIP nanny is prepared and trai­ned for exactly this situa­tion. This is usually reflec­ted impres­si­vely in her references.

The new home is where love is.

Home. What is it? Is it a place? The place where we were born? The place where we live? Or is home a feeling? The feeling of being at home where­ver the people are who love you — and whom you love? If home were only a place, then count­less people would have no home at all. Moves, long jour­neys, and exten­ded stays in diffe­rent places would constantly take it away.

The new home is where love is.

Home. What is it? Is it a place? The place where we were born? The place where we live? Or is home a feeling? The feeling of being at home where­ver the people are who love you — and whom you love? If home were only a place, then count­less people would have no home at all. Moves, long jour­neys, and exten­ded stays in diffe­rent places would constantly take it away.

The New Superpowers of a Nanny.

It is not a single strength, but the inter­play of emotio­nal aspects and values. A nanny can learn ever­y­thing, complete every trai­ning, and know ever­y­thing – yet in the end, that will not be enough, because it all opera­tes only on a ratio­nal level. The parti­cu­lar menta­lity that is inher­ent to a nanny makes the decisive diffe­rence. And this cannot be learned.

Which nanny would you prefer? From Junior Nanny to Super Nanny.

In the field of child­care, there is not just one nanny. As in all other profes­si­ons, there is a wide range of segments, fields, direc­tions and specia­liza­ti­ons. On the one hand, these relate to the age and stage of life of the child being cared for. For every phase of deve­lo­p­ment, from birth through the school years, there is the right nanny, precis­ely focu­sed on that stage.

Cultural Predetermination.

Who can blame parents for wanting only the best for their child­ren? Anyone who, for exam­ple, obser­ves parents at the sports field these days can sense where the jour­ney might be heading. The anger of an outra­ged mother when her child has suppo­sedly been disad­van­ta­ged is truly unsett­ling. Always wanting only the very best for one’s own offspring inevi­ta­bly means disad­van­ta­ging others within a community.

Diving into a wonderful new world.

It begins long before the birth. The thoughts about one’s own family that arise before the actual event can, in retro­s­pect, mostly be descri­bed as “sweet.” Or honestly spea­king, as naïve to very, very incomplete.

The best connections from the very beginning.

Infants, todd­lers, and child­ren need care­gi­vers. The more intense, fami­liar, loving, acces­si­ble, atten­tive, and present these are, the better. In times like these, that is easier said than done. Because from these rela­ti­onships perso­na­li­ties and charac­ters grow, deve­lop, and emerge.

These rela­ti­onships deter­mine whether a person beco­mes, for exam­ple, self-confi­dent, curious, inte­res­ted, and secure — or not.

Why happiness should not be left to chance.

In the search for family happi­ness, it beco­mes clear that this form of happi­ness has little to nothing to do with purely random luck, such as “gambling.” Rather, this indi­vi­dual and shared happi­ness is also the result of a profes­sio­nal approach. These feelings of happi­ness arise only when all distur­bing factors are elimi­na­ted. And when all support­ive ones are allo­wed to unfold.

A fairytale quarter of an hour of the pedagogical kind.

The natu­ral and syste­ma­tic deve­lo­p­ment of resi­li­ence is a respon­si­bi­lity of adults toward child­ren, until they go their own way. This does not only refer to illnesses through the deve­lo­p­ment of an intact immune system. Rather, resi­li­ence must also be deve­lo­ped when it comes to reco­gni­zing and weig­hing good and evil.

Let love rule. Rules may be questioned.

Living toge­ther is orga­ni­zed and struc­tu­red by rules—rules we learn over time because they are taught or mode­led for us. They help us under­stand what is expec­ted of us and what we may expect in return. Just as in sports or games, it is rules that prevent chaos.

Nutrition – the foundation for much of what lies ahead.

The history of nutri­tion sounds like some­thing out of a horror novel. When older gene­ra­ti­ons talk about what was conside­red normal not so long ago, it is hard to believe. Nutri­tion has emer­ged as one of the key factors that signi­fi­cantly influence health and life­span. This realiza­tion has led to ever­y­thing we are expe­ri­en­cing today. Nutri­tion has become a status symbol.

A family is often structured differently today than it was in the past.

The histo­ri­cal defi­ni­tion of family has been stron­gly shaped by reli­gion and social norms. As a central pillar and core of society, the family was expec­ted to conform to these norms. Roles were clearly defi­ned, as were respon­si­bi­li­ties and duties. The concept of family was almost set in stone.

Over time, many new and diffe­rent family forms have emerged.

Generations living under one roof – a changing reality.

It is often said that ever­y­thing used to be better in the past. Taken to its logi­cal conclu­sion, that would mean ever­y­thing today is worse. But is that really true? Of course not. Many things were not better in the past—simply because they did not yet exist. And many things cannot be the same as they once were, because times have changed.

Reading to children is incredibly valuable.

The deve­lo­p­ment of a flou­ris­hing imagi­na­tion is equi­va­lent to the deve­lo­p­ment of intel­li­gence and crea­ti­vity. A proven way to train these abili­ties is reading aloud. It inspi­res, moti­va­tes, and constantly encou­ra­ges child­ren to create their own images of stories. It enga­ges their minds: What happened? What comes next?

Nanny on board. 

As we all expe­ri­ence, the world out there can some­ti­mes be quite stormy.

How quickly a gentle breeze can turn into a severe storm. And before you know it, you find yours­elf right in the eye of a hurricane.

Can AI and digitalization somehow be controlled?

As with ever­y­thing in life, it all comes down to mode­ra­tion. The right way to handle the digi­tal age is chal­len­ging because we are confron­ted with so many unknown factors.

The simp­lest solu­tion is to offer child­ren alter­na­ti­ves — acti­vi­ties that work enti­rely without screens and can be regu­larly intro­du­ced and practiced.